Synthesis and characterization of novel internal surface reversed-phase silica supports for high-performance liquid chromatography

J Chromatogr A. 2007 Dec 28;1176(1-2):79-88. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.10.062. Epub 2007 Oct 25.

Abstract

An original synthetic method was developed for the preparation of a family of six novel deactivated restricted-access materials (RAMs), belonging to the group of the internal surface reversed-phase (ISRP) supports. The supports (ISRP-RAM phases A-F) have an alkyl-chain (14 methylenes) with two embedded ureido groups bound only to the internal surfaces of the porous silica, and polyvinyl alcoholic groups (PVA, 100,000-->22,000 molecular weight) chemically bound to the external surfaces. The average pore diameters of the prepared ISRP-RAM supports, calculated by inverse size-exclusion chromatography, ranged between 49 A and 88 A, and were able to exclude macromolecules heavier than about 24000 Da (such as serum proteins) from the pores. The novel supports were designed for the determination of a semi-synthetic anticancer drug of the camptothecin family in human plasma, but they represent universal ISRP-RAM supports not limited to such class of compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / instrumentation*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide