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Silicone oil AR 20

viscosity ~20 mPa.s,   neat(25 °C)

Synonym(s):

Polyphenyl-methylsiloxane

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CAS Number:
63148-58-3
MDL number:
MFCD00148386
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.22

refractive index

n20/D 1.441-1.445

Quality Level

200

viscosity

~20 mPa.s, neat(25 °C)

density

1.000-1.020 g/mL at 20 °C

General description

Silicone oil AR 20 is a polydimethylsiloxane with phenyl groups that is commonly used as a heat transfer or pressure transfer fluid.

Application

Silicone oil AR 20 has been used:
  • As a Segmenting fluid in polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
  • In hollow fiber liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) procedure for extraction of hydrophobic drugs from human breast milk.
  • As a fluid to demonstrate pores in droplet interface bilayers (DIBs).

Features and Benefits

Especially good thermostability (-50°C to +230°C)

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

338.0 °F - Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

170 °C - Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

10836-BULK:
10836-500ML:
10836-100ML:
10836-VAR:

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Liquid-phase microextraction of drugs from human breast milk
Bj?rhovde, A, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 491(2), 155-161 (2003)
Formation of droplet interface bilayers in a Teflon tube
Walsh E, et al.
Scientific reports, 6(2), 34355-34355 (2016)
E J Walsh et al.
Biomedical microdevices, 7(4), 269-272 (2006-01-13)
This paper evaluates the compatibility of segmenting fluids for two phase flow applications in biomedical microdevices. The evaluated fluids are chosen due to the variations in fluid properties and cost, while also reflecting their use in the recent literature. These
Helena L E Coker et al.
Biophysical journal, 116(6), 1085-1094 (2019-03-09)
Diffusion in cell membranes is not just simple two-dimensional Brownian motion but typically depends on the timescale of the observation. The physical origins of this anomalous subdiffusion are unresolved, and model systems capable of quantitative and reproducible control of membrane
Gema Flores et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1153(1-2), 29-35 (2007-02-20)
A method based on the use of absorbents as packing materials in the interface of the direct coupling between reversed phase liquid chromatography and gas chromatography (RPLC-GC) is proposed. To that end, a comparative study on different adsorbents and absorbents
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