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Preferred Name

Poloxamer
Synonyms

Polyethylene-propylene Glycol Copolymer

Pluronic

Poloxamer

Supronic

Tetronic

Definitions

A non-ionic triblock copolymer comprised of a hydrophobic core of polyoxypropylene flanked by two hydrophilic side chains of polyoxyethylene, that may be used as a fixative and as solubilizer, emulsifier and stabilizer in drug delivery systems.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C178536

CAS_Registry

106392-12-5

code

C178536

DEFINITION

A non-ionic triblock copolymer comprised of a hydrophobic core of polyoxypropylene flanked by two hydrophilic side chains of polyoxyethylene, that may be used as a fixative and as solubilizer, emulsifier and stabilizer in drug delivery systems.

FULL_SYN

Polyethylene-propylene Glycol Copolymer

Pluronic

Poloxamer

Supronic

Tetronic

label

Poloxamer

NCI_META_CUI

CL1648007

Preferred_Name

Poloxamer

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C178536

Semantic_Type

Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C498

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