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AUTHOR
R. Oostervink
Hydrodynamic chromatography of macromolecules on 2 μm non-porous spherical silica gel packings
Non-porous spherical 2μm silica gel particles have been tested as packing for hydrodynamic chromatography of macromolecules (HDC). Columns packed with these particles in 250×4.6mm i.d. columns can be operated very efficiently (e.g. a reduced plate height of about 2) when the detection cell is miniaturized. The packing is suitable for the separation of polystyrenes of Mw of 104–107 by hydrodynamic chromatography and the retention behaviour of polystyrenes agrees well with the known theoretical models. Preliminary results on the applicability of HDC for the separation of biopolymers are presented.
Hydrodynamic chromatography of macromolecules on small spherical non-porous silica particles
Abstract Non-porous silica spheres with sizes in the range 1.4–2.7 μm were applied as packings for the hydrodynamic chromatography (HDC) of macromolecules. Highly efficient columns, with a reduced plate height below 2, were packed with these small particles. Up to molecular weights of 10 6 the elution behaviour of polystyrenes agreed very well with existing theoretical models. However, for larger polystyrenes the flow-rate exerted an influence on the relative peak positions. The applicability of HDC to rapid separations of soluble macromolecules and inorganic colloids was demonstrated.