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.

Real-World Uses

From stabilizing biologics to enabling organ preservation and supporting advanced drug delivery systems, dextran is more than a polysaccharide—it’s a versatile tool in modern science and medicine. This is where science meets application.

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