Mowiol® 4-88
ALDRICH/81381 - Mw ~31,000
Synonym: Poly(vinyl alcohol)
CAS Number: 9002-89-5
MDL Number: MFCD00081922
Linear Formula: [-CH2CHOH-]n
Product Type: Chemical
extent of labeling | 86.7-88.7 mol% hydrolysis |
~630 polymerization | |
form | crystals |
ign. residue | ≤0.5% |
InChI | 1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2-3H,1H2 |
InChI key | IMROMDMJAWUWLK-UHFFFAOYSA |
mol wt | Mw ~31,000 |
Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
viscosity | 3.5-4.5 mPa.s, 4 % in H2O(20 °C) |
Application: | Mowiol® is used as an embedding medium for preserving stained cell dishes in the study of siRNA array production of HeLa cells. Mowiol® is also reported to be used as a mounting medium in: • design of TSAR and its applications • detection of the secreted and cytoplasmic fractions of IpaB, IpaC and IpaD by lysozyme permeabilization • fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). Mowiol® may be used as a coating for sensors based on piezoelectric quartz crystals. Another probable use of Mowiol® is during the study of super fluorescence imaging of biocompatible carbon dots. |
General description: | Mowiol® is a water soluble hydrocolloid mucoadhesive based on poly (vinyl alcohol). Mowiol® at pH 8.5 has a couple of advantages over other mounting media: • its a liquid when the sample is mounted and solidifies after several hours, forming a permanent bond between the coverslip and slide • fluorescence is stable when held in dark and at 4oC. |
Legal Information: | Mowiol is a registered trademark of Kuraray Europe GmbH |
Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
Packaging: | 50, 250 g in poly bottle |
RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
Flash Point(F) | No data available |
Flash Point(C) | No data available |
UNSPSC | 12352104 |