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50552

Calcium phosphate

Reagent for transient & stable DNA transfections

Synonym(s):

β-Calcium phosphate tribasic, β-Tricalcium phosphate, tert-Calcium phosphate, tri-Calcium (ortho)phosphate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Ca3O8P2
CAS Number:
7758-87-4
Molecular Weight:
310.18
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
57651258
EC Number:
231-840-8
MDL number:
MFCD00015984

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Product Name

Calcium phosphate, Reagent for transient & stable DNA transfections

InChI key

QORWJWZARLRLPR-UHFFFAOYSA-H

InChI

1S/3Ca.2H3O4P/c;;;2*1-5(2,3)4/h;;;2*(H3,1,2,3,4)/q3*+2;;/p-6

SMILES string

[Ca++].[Ca++].[Ca++].[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O.[O-]P([O-])([O-])=O

grade

Molecular Biology

form

powder

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

storage temp.

room temp

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Application

Suitable for
  • transient and stable transfection of wide range of cell types
  • drug delivery systems

General description

Calcium phosphate is an amorphous, tasteless powder containing excess of calcium oxide. It is commonly used to introduce DNA and transfect eukaryotic cells for molecular biology experiments.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Listings

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50552-10G-F: + 50552-1G-F: + 50552-VAR-F: + 50552-BULK-F:

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BCBG4784V
BCBD2251V
BCBD2251
1442519
1450985

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Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 101(1), 138-144 (2012-07-25)
This paper is concerned with reliable and physically sound elasticity determination of rapid-prototyped tissue engineering scaffolds made of poly-L-lactide (PLLA), with and without small portions of tricalcium phosphate (TCP) inclusions. At the level of overall scaffolds, that is, that of
A H Choi et al.
Journal of dental research, 92(10), 853-859 (2013-07-17)
The purpose of coatings on implants is to achieve some or all of the improvements in biocompatibility, bioactivity, and increased protection from the release of harmful or unnecessary metal ions. During the last decade, there has been substantially increased interest
Floor C J van de Watering et al.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 164(3), 283-290 (2012-07-18)
Clinical application of calcium phosphate cement (CPC; with incorporated polymeric porogens) in an injectable form implicates that loading methods for growth factors are limited. In view of this, the current study evaluated the in vitro and in vivo release kinetics
S I Roohani-Esfahani et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 8(11), 4162-4172 (2012-07-31)
This is the first reported study to prepare highly porous baghdadite (Ca₃ZrSi₂O₉) scaffolds with and without surface modification and investigate their ability to repair critical-sized bone defects in a rabbit radius under normal load. The modification was carried out to
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