It's a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons, known for its chemical inertness and stability, meeting pharmacopoeial purity standards.
Appearance
Colourless Liquid
Storage
Room Temp, protect from light
Solubility
It is highly soluble in, or miscible with, organic solvents like ether, benzene, chloroform, carbon
Stability
Stable with Storage conditions as recomended
Applications
Mineral oil has been used as an overlay in microdrop embryo cultures, Also used widely as a lubricant
Information
This product is not sterile. Mineral oil is difficult to sterilize. It can only be sterilized by careful filtration of the warmed oil. It is assumed antibiotics will be added to the cell culture medium.
Shipping Condition
Ambient Temperature
Description
Specific Gravity: 0.82 - 0.88 g/ml at 25 °C (lit.) & Viscosity < 30.0 cps, Embryo Test > 80%