Polymer Monoliths Short Course

A short half day course will be provided before the conference to support the HPLC 2013 Hobart Meeting.

Name of Course: 'Polymer Monoliths' by Prof Emily Hilder and Dr Frantisek Svec

Where: University of Tasmania, Hobart (Room TBC)

When: Monday 18th November 2013

Provided: Coffee, tea will be provided as well as a light lunch.

Prices: Short Course Registrants Only: $350
(Conference Attendees will receive a 10% discount on the course when they register)

To register for the course

Description of Polymer Monoliths

Polymer monoliths were first introduced over 20 years ago as an alternative to packed particle columns for chromatography. Numerous publications in the literature have since demonstrated that polymer monoliths can offer significant advantages over particle packed columns, particularly for the separation of large biomolecules. This course is suitable for those completely new to the field who want to learn something about monolithic materials for the first time, and also those wishing to extend their knowledge about the latest developments in this area. We will cover practical aspects including the synthesis of polymer monoliths in different formats including capillaries, columns, thin flat layers, and microdevices, control of their structure and chemistry, characterisation and performance evaluation of polymer monoliths, strategies to achieve best performance for monolithic columns and design and application of polymer monoliths for a range of separations from small to large molecules using different separation modes (e.g. reversed phase, HILIC, ion-exchange, HIC, bioaffinity). The advantages and weaknesses of polymer monoliths will be discussed and examples will be included to illustrate when the performance of polymer monoliths can be superior to packed particle columns.