Acrylamide is a monomer used in a variety of synthetic processes to form polymers and copolymers. It polymerizes in the presence of free radicals in aqueous solutions. It is usually used to prepare polyacrylamide gels for electrophoresis separation of biomolecules.

• Suitable for use in electrophoresis
• Purity >99%
• pH 5,0 to 7,0 in 1% aqueous solution
• Can be stored at room tempetarure as a dessicate
• Soluble in water (1% aqueous solution), methanol (155 g/100 ml), ethanol (86 g/100 ml), alcohol, acetone (63,1 g/100 ml); only minimally soluble in benzene or heptane