Specification Sheet
Product Name Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide),
acid terminated, lactide:glycolide 50:50, Mw 24,000-38,000
Product Number 719870
Product Brand ALDRICH
CAS Number 26780-50-7
 
TEST SPECIFICATION
APPEARANCE (COLOR) White to Off White
APPEARANCE (FORM) Solid
ASSAY (GC WEIGHT %) MAX. 0.5 % D,L-LACTIDE
MAX. 0.5 % GLYCOLIDE
WATER MAX. 0.5 %
SULFATED ASH MAX. 0.1 %
PROTON NMR SPECTRUM CONFORMS TO STRUCTURE
ASSAY (QUANTITATIVE NMR) D,L-LACTIDE: 48 - 52 MOLE%
GLYCOLIDE: 48 - 52 MOLE%
ODOUR NEARLY ODOURLESS
VISCOSITY INHERENT VISCOSITY: 0.32 - 0.44 DL/G (0.1% IN CHCL3 AT 25 DEG C)
HEAVY METALS MAX. 10 PPM
ACID VALUE MIN. 3 MG KOH/G
TIN (ICP) MAX. 200 PPM
RESIDUAL SOLVENTS (GLC-HS) MAX. 890 PPM TOLUENE
MAX. 0.1 % ACETONE
MAX. 0.1 % TOTAL
VENDOR INFORMATION EVONIK ROEHM SPECIFICATION
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