Monolithic composition and method
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1. A monolithic material for use in chromatography separations comprising a macropore having an inner surface and a nanoparticle attached to the inner surface of the macropore.
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Abstract
An inorganic monolithic material that includes macropores having an inner surface and nanoparticles attached to the inner surface of the material. The macropores and the nanoparticles can be optionally attached to molecular moieties that impart a specific functionality to the material. The material has particular applications to separations and chromatography.
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- 1. A monolithic material for use in chromatography separations comprising a macropore having an inner surface and a nanoparticle attached to the inner surface of the macropore.
- 7. The monolithic material as recited in claim 7 in which the specific surface area of the material is between 5 and 5,000 square meters per gram.
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9. A method for liquid chromatography, comprising applying a sample to a column comprising an inorganic monolithic material comprising a macropore having an inner surface and a nanoparticle attached to the inner surface of the macropore
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10. A process for making an inorganic monolithic material comprising interconnected macropores having an inner surface, with attached nanoparticles, comprising:
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(a) providing a macroporous monolithic material having an inner surface;
(b) contacting the inner surface of the macropores with a coating composition comprising nanoparticles and a carrier medium to deposit the nanoparticle on the surface of the macroporous monolithic material.
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