Inquire About a Product| Product: | Oxygen-18 gas | |
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| Catalog Number: | O3282 | |
| CAS Number: | 32767-18-3 | |
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| Formula: | 18O2 | |
| Molecular Weight: | 36.00 | |
| Appearance: | Gaseous | |
| Category: | All Gases | |
| Stability: | Stable under recommended storage conditions. | |
| Storage: |
Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Contents under pressure. |
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| Transportation: |
IATA: Hazard Class: 2.2 (5.1); UN Number: UN1072; Shipping Name: Oxygen, compressed |
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| Literature References: |
Le Bars, Didier. Fluorine-18 and medical imaging: Radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography. Journal of fluorine chemistry, 2006, 127(11): 1488-1493. |
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| Applications: | 18O2 is used in positron emission tomography (PET) as a precursor to fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). H2O18 is blasted with hydrogen ions to create F-18, which is then synthesized into FDG and injected into a patient. Images of specific organs can then be viewed using PET. Also used to measure energy expenditure in humans. It also has applications as a tracer molecule in material science and in plant biology. |