A potential application for large diameter pellicular supports in the reversed phase study of ultra high molecular mass polystyrenes

R. A. Shalliker, P. E. Kavanagh, I. M. Russell

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Abstract

Ultra high molecular mass (> 7 million dalton) polystyrenes are prone to degradation in size exclusion chromatography. In gradient elution reversed phase HPLC they do not elute visibly on small particle size porous supports. However, large diameter C18 pellicular particles were successfully employed for reversed phase study of ultra high molecular mass (15 million dalton) polystyrenes without polymer degradation during elution. Although retention for the lower molecular mass polystyrenes was lower than on small diameter porous particles, the medium high molecular mass polystyrenes (0.5-1 million dalton) showed similar retention. The addition of small diameter porous particles in small quantities, to the large diameter pellicular particles, increased the amount of retention of the low molecular mass polystyrenes without affecting the higher molecular mass polystyrenes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)307-312
Number of pages6
JournalChromatographia
Volume40
Issue number5-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Column liquid chromatography
  • Pellicular
  • Polystyrene
  • Reversed phase
  • Ultra high molecular mass

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