kenya chemical is one of the leading Alcian blue 8GX manufacturers and suppliers in kenya. We are supplied into various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, Agriculture, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
Alcian blue 8GX is any member of a family of polyvalent basic dyes, of which the Alcian blue 8G has been historically the most common and the most reliable member. It is used to stain acidic polysaccharides such as glycosaminoglycans in cartilages and other body structures, some types of mucopolysaccharides, sialylated glycocalyx of cells, etc.
Alcian blue 8GX uses
Alcian blue 8GX was used for some time for staining textiles, leather products, and inks.
Uses other than as a dye or stain
In addition to its use as a dye or stain, Alcian blue also finds other material science uses.
Coating agent
Alcian blue carrying a large aromatic surface that can participate in Van der Waal’s interaction as well as multiple localized charges. Thus it can be coated onto surfaces and significantly modify surface property and charge.
The gelling or lubricating agent
Alcian Blue has been used as a gelling agent for lubricating fluids likely due to the stacking properties of this macrocyclic aromatic compound.
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