Micro particles based on silicon dioxide
SIGMA/44054 - size: 5 μm
Synonym: Silica dioxide microsphere (5 μm), Micro silicon (5 μm); Beads based on silicon dioxide, microsize; Silicon dioxide beads
MDL Number: MFCD00011232
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | glass & ceramic industrial qc pharmaceutical |
| concentration | 5% (solids) |
| form | aqueous suspension |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/O2Si/c1-3-2 |
| InChI key | VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| particle size | 5 μm std dev ≤0.35 μm |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | O=[Si]=O |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | Used for regular calibration and checking of particle size instruments. Also used: • to study transport properties of microscopic particles via heterogeneous media • as a test standard to validate denoising method used in optical diffraction tomography • in accelerated annealing experiments involving colloidal silica monolayers • to evaluate the measurement accuracy of color-coded LED microscopy (cLEDscope) technique • as a calibration standard in optical trapping system to measure surface mechanical properties |
| Features and Benefits: | • suitable for routine instrument calibration monitoring, testing and corrections • particle size traceable to Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) standards • available in 5 mL pack size as a neat sample |
| General description: | Silicon dioxide based microparticles are ideal to determine particle size distribution (PSD) profile of test samples. The particle diameter of 5 μm is measured using Coulter Multisizer. |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 41116107 |

