When dextran is used in a pharmaceutical product or medical device, it should always be of pharmaceutical quality.

Technical Quality Dextran is a high purity dextran fraction with selected average molecular weights and molecular weight distributions used as starting or intermediate reagents.

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Ultra Narrow

Dextran Ultra is a range of very narrow, dispersed Dextran fractions with polydispersity Mw/Mn below 1.5. This makes our Dextran Ultra highly suitable for characterization, complexing and other pharmaceutical/technical uses where added/increased/additional requirements with regard to narrow distributions and quality are required.

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Standards & GPC Standards

Our Standards comes with a complete set of specifications including; weight average molecular weight (Mw), number average molecular weight (Mn), and mean peak molecular weight (Mp)

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Derivatives

Pharmacosmos offer Dextran derivatives with the same high standard and requirements to the highest quality as our world-leading Dextran products.

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Applications

As a nontoxic and biocompatible polysaccharide, dextran is used widely in research and production in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, and life science industries.

Dextran Derivatives in focus

Explore how chemical modifications turn native dextran into powerful tools for drug delivery, gene transfection, biosensing, and more. This series highlights key derivatives and the science behind their applications.

Comprehensive Guide to Carboxymethyl Dextran

From drug delivery and regenerative medicine to protein stabilization and cell therapy, Carboxymethyl Dextran (CM-Dextran) is a high-performance biopolymer with remarkable versatility. Its tunable properties, biocompatibility, and water solubility make it a key ingredient in next-generation medical, pharmaceutical, and even industrial applications.

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Comprehensive Guide to Amino Dextran

From gene transfection and targeted cancer therapy to regenerative medicine and nanotechnology, Amino Dextran is a biocompatible, functionalized polymer that bridges chemistry and biology. This guide explores its synthesis, history, key properties, and broad application across medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial research—highlighting why this amino-modified dextran remains central to innovation in advanced drug delivery and diagnostics.

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