
Yesterday, I had a great opportunity to participate in Discussion group organized by the An International Separation Science Society (CASSS). The main topic was the Scientific Achievements Award for one of the founders of modern HPLC – Dr. Jack Kirkland. Jack Kirkland is the inventor of superficially porous particle stationary phases. These particles have solid [...]

Superficially porous particles with thicker outer shells were used extensively for liquid-liquid chromatography [1] and as the support for early bonded-phase packings in reverse phase HPLC [2]. Structure of particles Nowadays superficially porous particles typically have a 5-µm solid core and a ~ 0.25 – 1 µm thick outer shell with 30-nm pores. But, the thinner the shell, the [...]