Description
Synonyms: Formaline solution, Methanal solution, Methylaldehyde solution
General description
Formaldehyde (formalin) is produced by oxidation of methanol. It is made of 37% formaldehyde and impurities such as methanol, small amounts of formic acid, aldehydes and ketones. It is used as a denaturant in formaldehyde-agarose gel electrophoresis of RNA.
Application
Formaldehyde solution has been used as a fixing agent to fix cells during immunofluorescence imaging and for cross-linking cells during chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay.
Formaldehyde solution has been used for cross-linking/fixing of cells in ChIP (chromatin immunoprecipitation) assay. It has been used for fixing of cells for imaging.
Physical form
This product is a solution of approximately 37% by weight of formaldehyde gas in water.
PROPERTIES
description
stabilized with about 10% methanol Ph Eur,BP,USP
Pack Size
1L; 2.5 Litres
product line
EMPROVE® EVOLVE
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
300 °C (Formaldehyde)
expl. lim.
7-73 % (v/v) Formaldehyde()
concentration
36.5-38% (iodometric)
37%
pH
2.8-4.0 (20 °C in H2O)
bp
93-96 °C/1013 hPa
mp
<-15 °C
transition temp
flash point 62 °C (Formaldehyde)
density
1.09 g/cm3 at 20 °C
application(s)
histology
pharma/biopharma processes
pharmaceutical
storage temp.
15-25°C
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