Trimethylene Carbonate (1, 3-Dioxan-2-one) (TMC)
Trimethylene carbonate is a monomer used to manufacture biodegradable polymers used in medical devices. Polysciences trimethylene carbonate has purity >99.0%. Please call for multi-kilogram bulk quotes.
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