Ficoll 70

Agent Name
Ficoll 70
CAS Number
72146-89-5
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
Ficoll PM 70; Poly(sucrose-co-epichlorhydrin); [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Category
Polysaccharides
Description
White powder; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Sources/Uses
"Ficoll is a neutral, highly branched, high-mass, hydrophilic polysaccharide which dissolves readily in aqueous solutions. . . . Ficoll is part of Ficoll-Paque which is used in biology laboratories to separate blood to its components (erythrocytes, leukocytes etc.)." [Wikipedia]
Comments
Not considered hazardous by GHS classification; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
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