NEOSORB® PF - SORBITOL PYROGEN FREE
NEOSORB®
®Registered Trademark(s) of Roquette Frères
- High physico-chemical and microbial purity and pyrogen-free
Pyrogen-free sorbitol for injectables
Applications
- Injectable
- Large Volume Parenterals (LVP)
- Rx Injectable
Functional properties
- APIs
- Carbohydrate source
- Osmotic diuretic agent
- Excipients
- Isotonic agent
Physical and chemical properties
- White crystalline powder
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Technical data
| Synonyms | D-Glucitol |
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| CAS number | 50-70-4 |
| Physical form or apperance | White or almost white crystalline powder |
| Application | NEOSORB® PF pyrogen-free sorbitol is used for parenteral preparations and provides excipient and API benefits. \nAs an excipient, it is an isotonic agent. \nAs an API, it is used as a carbohydrate energy source and irrigating fluid for surgical procedures, to prevent intra- and extra-cellular dehydration. |
| Water sorption isotherm at 20°C |
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| Chemical Structure |
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| Osmolality |
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| Average molecular weight | 182.2 g/mol |
| Maximal Water content (LOD) | 1.50 |
| Solubility | Very soluble in water (235 g/100 ml of water at 25°C), practically insoluble in ethanol (96%) |
| Minimum melting temperature | 95 °C |
| Maximum melting temperature | 98 °C |
| Glass Transition Temperature of the Cryo-Concentrated Phase | -44.00 |