Uses

• Stabilizer
  Stabilizer (chemistry)
  In chemistry a stabilizer is a chemical which tends to inhibit the reaction between two or more other chemicals. It can be thought of as the antonym to a catalyst...
  
  
• Surfactant
  Surfactant
  Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension of a liquid, the interfacial tension between two liquids, or that between a liquid and a solid...
  
  
• It is used in immunology
  Immunology
  Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
  
   for preserving antibodies
  Antibody
  An antibody, also known as an immunoglobulin, is a large Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique part of the foreign target, termed an antigen...
  
   and antisera in 0.1 - 0.5% concentration. It is used as preservative to avoid use of sodium azide
  Sodium azide
  Sodium azide is the inorganic compound with the formula NaN3. This colourless azide salt is the gas-forming component in many car airbag systems. It is used for the preparation of other azide compounds. It is an ionic substance and is highly soluble in water. It is extremely...
  
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• Bactericide. Very effective against yeast and fungi.
• Used in cosmetics
  Cosmetics
  Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...
  
   since the mid-1970s as preservative
  Preservative
  A preservative is a naturally occurring or synthetically produced substance that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes....
  
  for shampoos, foam bath, etc. Maximum concentration is 0.1 %.
• Some users do not recommend use in preparations destined for in vivo or tissue culture work

External links

• http://www.chemicon.com/webfiles/MSDS/ECM711msds.pdf (Safety data sheet and first aid)
• http://www.fitzchem.com/mfg_cogniscare.shtml
• http://www.labodia.com/en/intrinsic_factor/material_safety_data_sheet.pdf