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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 77, Issue 22, Pages 7342-7347Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac051093b
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Methacrylate ester-based monolithic stationary phases were prepared in situ in fused-silica capillaries and simultaneously in vials. The influence of the composition of the polymerization mixture on the morphology was studied with mercury intrusion porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption measurements. A high-density porous polymeric material with a unimodal pore-size distribution was prepared with 40 wt % monomers and 60 wt % solvent in the mixture. A lowdensity material, prepared with a 20:80 ratio of monomers versus pore-forming solvent, showed a bimodal pore-size distribution and a much finer structure than the high-density monolith. The characteristic pore size could be controlled by changing the ratio of pore-forming solvents. With increasing solvent polarity, both the pore size and the dimension of the globules increased. The best efficiency in the CEC mode was obtained with an average pore size of 600 nm. Low-density monoliths exhibited lower A- and C-terms than high-density monoliths. With the optimal monolithic material, a minimum plate height of 5 pm could be obtained. The low-density monolith also performed better in the HPLC mode, giving a minimum plate height of 15 pm and a much higher flow permeability than that of the high-density material.
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