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Böth A, Foshag D, Schulz C, Atwi B, Maier SE, Estes DP, Buchmeiser MR, de Goor TV, Tallarek U. Feed injection in liquid chromatography: Reducing the effect of large-volume injections from purely organic diluents in reversed-phase liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1730:465165. [PMID: 39025026 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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In liquid chromatography (LC), discrepancies in liquid properties such as elution strength and viscosity lead to a mismatch between the sample diluent and mobile phase. This mismatch can result in peak deformation, including peak splitting or even breakthrough, particularly when large sample volumes are injected. The formation of a T-junction between sample solution and mobile phase flow stream, a technique previously used in supercritical fluid chromatography, is the key enabler of feed injection in LC. This T-junction allows the injection needle to infuse the sample directly into the mobile phase. It ensures that the diluent is continuously mixed with the mobile phase before introduced onto the column, thereby reducing the initial solvent mismatch. The degree of dilution depends on the ratio between mobile phase flow rate (Qmp) and feed rate (Qfeed) at which the sample is infused. Our study examined the effect of several parameters on the feed injection of large sample volumes from purely organic diluents in reversed-phase LC. These parameters included the type of diluent, compound retention factor (k), injected sample volume (Vinj), and Qmp. With varied Qfeed, all compounds revealed a similar range of optimal values for Qr = (Qmp-Qfeed)/Qfeed between 2 and 5, a range unaffected by Vinj and Qmp. For Qr > 5, the slope of the plate height curves (H vs. Qr) decreases with increasing k, potentially extending the range of optimal Qr-values. However, the best Qr-value for a separation is determined by the compound with the smallest k, simplifying optimization. Using feed injection, we were able to reduce plate heights by up to a factor of 8 compared to classic flow-through injection of large sample volumes.
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- André Böth
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Agilent Technologies R&D and Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Hewlett Packard-Strasse 8, 76337 Waldbronn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Technical Chemistry, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Technical Chemistry, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany; Agilent Technologies R&D and Marketing GmbH & Co. KG, Hewlett Packard-Strasse 8, 76337 Waldbronn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
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Tallarek U, Trebel N, Frerichs D, Steinhoff A, Höltzel A. Organic-solvent ditch overlap in reversed-phase liquid chromatography: A molecular dynamics simulation study in cylindrical 6-12 nm-diameter pores. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1726:464960. [PMID: 38718695 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Mass transport through the mesopore space of a reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) column depends on the properties of the chromatographic interface, particularly on the extent of the organic-solvent ditch that favors the analyte surface diffusivity. Through molecular dynamics simulations in cylindrical RPLC mesopore models with pore diameters between 6 and 12 nm we systematically trace the evolution of organic-solvent ditch overlap due to spatial confinement in the mesopore space of RPLC columns for small-molecule separations. Each pore model of a silica-based, endcapped, C18-stationary phase is equilibrated with two mobile phases of comparable elution strength, namely 70/30 (v/v) water/acetonitrile and 60/40 (v/v) water/methanol, to consider the influence of the mobile-phase composition on the onset of organic-solvent ditch overlap. The simulations show that, as the pore diameter decreases from 9 to 6 nm, the bonded-phase density extends and compacts towards the pore center, which leads to increased accumulation of organic-solvent excess and thus enhanced organic-solvent diffusivity in the ditch. Because the acetonitrile ditch is more pronounced than the methanol ditch, acetonitrile ditch overlap sets in at less severe spatial confinement than methanol ditch overlap. The pore-averaged methanol and acetonitrile diffusivities are considerably raised by ditch overlap in the 6 nm-diameter pore, but also benefit from the ditch (without overlap) in the 7 to 12 nm-diameter pores, whereby local and pore-averaged effects are generally larger for acetonitrile than methanol.
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- Ulrich Tallarek
- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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Morrin GT, Kienle DF, Schwartz DK. Diffusion of Short Semiflexible DNA Polymer Chains in Strong and Moderate Confinement. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:1191-1195. [PMID: 35549041 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In many technological applications, DNA is confined within nanoenvironments that are smaller than the size of the unconfined polymer in solution. However, the dependence of the diffusion coefficient on molecular weight and characteristic confinement dimension remains poorly understood in this regime. Here, convex lens-induced confinement (CLiC) was leveraged to examine how the diffusion of short DNA fragments varied as a function of slit height by using single-molecule fluorescence tracking microscopy. The diffusion coefficient followed approximate power law behavior versus confinement height, with exponents of 0.27 ± 0.01, 0.32 ± 0.02, and 0.42 ± 0.06 for 692, 1343, and 2686 base pair chains, respectively. The weak dependence on slit height suggests that shorter semiflexible chains may adopt increasingly rodlike conformations and therefore experience weaker excluded-volume interactions as the confinement dimension is reduced. The diffusion coefficient versus molecular weight also exhibited apparent power law behavior, with exponents that varied slightly (from -0.89 to -0.85) with slit height, consistent with hydrodynamic interactions intermediate between Rouse and Zimm model predictions.
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- Gregory T Morrin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Morrin GT, Kienle DF, Weltz JS, Traeger JC, Schwartz DK. Polyelectrolyte Surface Diffusion in a Nanoslit Geometry. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Gregory T. Morrin
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Reich SJ, Svidrytski A, Hlushkou D, Stoeckel D, Kübel C, Höltzel A, Tallarek U. Hindrance Factor Expression for Diffusion in Random Mesoporous Adsorbents Obtained from Pore-Scale Simulations in Physical Reconstructions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Stefan-Johannes Reich
- Department
of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 58, 35392 Gießen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology and Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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da Silva CGA, Grespan Bottoli CB, Collins CH. 3-Dimensional X-ray microtomography methodology for characterization of monolithic stationary phases and columns for capillary liquid chromatography - A tutorial. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 991:30-45. [PMID: 29031297 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
In this tutorial we describe a fast, nondestructive, three-dimensional (3-D) view approach to be used in morphology characterization of capillary monoliths and columns by reconstruction from X-ray microtomography (XMT) obtained by acquiring projection images of the sample from a number of different directions. The method comprises imaging acquisition, imaging reconstruction using specific algorithms and imaging analysis by generation of a 3-D image of the sample from radiographic images. The 3-D images show the morphological data for bulk macropore space and skeleton connectivity of the monoliths and were compared with other images from imaging techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and with chromatographic performance. The 3-D XMT methodology is applicable for organic and inorganic capillary chromatographic monolithic materials and it allows the acquisition of many hundreds (in our case 1001 projections) of longitudinal and cross-sectional images in a single session, resolving morphological details with a 3D-view of the monolithic structure, inclusive inside the column in a sectional structure with volume (three dimensions) when compared to the sectional structure area (with only two dimensions) when using SEM and FESEM techniques.
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- Carla G A da Silva
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78060-900, Cuiabá, Brazil; Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, Brazil.
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Mieritz D, Li X, Volosin A, Liu M, Yan H, Walter NG, Seo DK. Tracking Single DNA Nanodevices in Hierarchically Meso-Macroporous Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide Demonstrates Finite Confinement. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:6410-6418. [PMID: 28574712 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Housing bio-nano guest devices based on DNA nanostructures within porous, conducting, inorganic host materials promise valuable applications in solar energy conversion, chemical catalysis, and analyte sensing. Herein, we report a single-template synthetic development of hierarchically porous, transparent conductive metal oxide coatings whose pores are freely accessible by large biomacromolecules. Their hierarchal pore structure is bimodal with a larger number of closely packed open macropores (∼200 nm) at the higher rank and with the remaining space being filled with a gel network of antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticles that is highly porous with a broad size range of textual pores mainly from 20-100 nm at the lower rank. The employed carbon black template not only creates the large open macropores but also retains the highly structured gel network as holey pore walls. Single molecule fluorescence microscopic studies with fluorophore-labeled DNA nanotweezers reveal a detailed view of multimodal diffusion dynamics of the biomacromolecules inside the hierarchically porous structure. Two diffusion constants were parsed from trajectory analyses that were attributed to free diffusion (diffusion constant D = 2.2 μm2/s) and to diffusion within an average confinement length of 210 nm (D = 0.12 μm2/s), consistent with the average macropore size of the coating. Despite its holey nature, the ATO gel network acts as an efficient barrier to the diffusion of the DNA nanostructures, which is strongly indicative of physical interactions between the molecules and the pore nanostructure.
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- Department of Chemistry, Single Molecule Analysis Group, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Single Molecule Analysis Group, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Haas CP, Müllner T, Kohns R, Enke D, Tallarek U. High-performance monoliths in heterogeneous catalysis with single-phase liquid flow. REACT CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7re00042a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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On-line control and monitoring in heterogeneous catalysis utilizing high-performance supports allows rapid screening of intrinsic reaction parameters in continuous-flow mode.
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- Christian P. Haas
- Department of Chemistry
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
- Institute of Chemical Technology
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- Institute of Chemical Technology
- Universität Leipzig
- 04103 Leipzig
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- Philipps-Universität Marburg
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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Ikegami T, Tanaka N. Recent Progress in Monolithic Silica Columns for High-Speed and High-Selectivity Separations. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2016; 9:317-342. [PMID: 27306311 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-071114-040102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Monolithic silica columns have greater (through-pore size)/(skeleton size) ratios than particulate columns and fixed support structures in a column for chemical modification, resulting in high-efficiency columns and stationary phases. This review looks at how the size range of monolithic silica columns has been expanded, how high-efficiency monolithic silica columns have been realized, and how various methods of silica surface functionalization, leading to selective stationary phases, have been developed on monolithic silica supports, and provides information on the current status of these columns. Also discussed are the practical aspects of monolithic silica columns, including how their versatility can be improved by the preparation of small-sized structural features (sub-micron) and columns (1 mm ID or smaller) and by optimizing reaction conditions for in situ chemical modification with various restrictions, with an emphasis on recent research results for both topics.
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- Tohru Ikegami
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan;
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Ruan G, Wu Z, Huang Y, Wei M, Su R, Du F. An easily regenerable enzyme reactor prepared from polymerized high internal phase emulsions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 473:54-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Porous polymer monoliths: From their fundamental structure to analytical engineering applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Galarneau A, Sachse A, Said B, Pelisson CH, Boscaro P, Brun N, Courtheoux L, Olivi-Tran N, Coasne B, Fajula F. Hierarchical porous silica monoliths: A novel class of microreactors for process intensification in catalysis and adsorption. CR CHIM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2015.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gritti F, Guiochon G. The quantitative impact of the mesopore size on the mass transfer mechanism of the new 1.9 μm fully porous Titan-C18 particles II – Analysis of biomolecules. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1392:10-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.02.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gritti F, Guiochon G. The quantitative impact of the mesopore size on the mass transfer mechanism of the new 1.9 μm fully porous Titan-C18 particles. I: Analysis of small molecules. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1384:76-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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