Tris and Tris Hydrochloride have been useful as buffers in a wide variety of biological systems. Uses include pH control in vitro and in vivo for body fluids and in buffering systems for electrophoresis applications. Tris has been used as a starting material for polymers, oxazolones (with…

Tris is relatively non-hygroscopic; however, if needed, Tris Base can be dried at 100°C for up to 4 hours to remove any water. Neither Tris Base or Tris Hydrochloride by themselves provide adequate buffering capacity. Generally the two need to be mixed together to provide a buffer with pH…