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Fluorinert FC-40

immiscible fluorocarbon oil

Synonym(s):

immiscible fluorocarbon oil

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.47

Quality Level

form

liquid

density

1.85 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

hematology
histology

InChI

1S/C10F22/c11-1(12,3(15,16)5(19,20)7(23,24)9(27,28)29)2(13,14)4(17,18)6(21,22)8(25,26)10(30,31)32

InChI key

BPHQIXJDBIHMLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Fluorinert FC-40 is a clear, colorless, non-conductive, and non-flammable liquid that is part of the Fluorinert family of products manufactured by 3M. It is a perfluorinated fluid that has excellent thermal and chemical stability and has a high electric strength, making it suitable for use as a heat transfer fluid. Fluorinert FC-40 has a low boiling point (about 155 °C)It is an immiscible fluorocarbon oil.

Application

Fluorinert FC-40 has been used to evaluate its compatibility with real time quantitative PCR. It has been used in the cytoskeletal contractility assay to deposit samples in dish.
For possible use as a high density chase solution in density gradient studies.

Packaging

Packaged and distributed by Sigma-Aldrich

Other Notes

A trademark for a liquid mixture of completely fluorinated aliphatic compounds.

Legal Information

Fluorinert is a trademark of 3M Company

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A quantitative analysis of contractility in active cytoskeletal protein networks.
Bendix PM, et al.
Biophysical Journal, 94, 3126-3126 (2008)
Influence of segmenting fluids on efficiency, crossing point and fluorescence level in real time quantitative PCR.
Walsh EJ et al.
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