Properties
Description
This product is carboxylated dextran with high purity (≥95%), suitable for use in bioconjugation, hydrogel formation, and surface modification in biomaterials research, allowing for covalent attachment to amine-containing molecules via carbodiimide chemistry.
Source
Chemical synthesis
Solubility
Dextran-COOH is soluble in a wide range of organic solvents, such as DCM, DMF, and DMSO, and shows excellent solubility in water.
Identity
Confirmed by NMR.
Applications
Carboxylated dextran finds application in biomaterials research for layer-by-layer assembly with polycations or for covalent immobilization onto amine-functionalized surfaces via carbodiimide chemistry to develop tailored biocompatible coatings.