Monolithic Silicas in Separation Science: Concepts, Syntheses, Characterization, Modeling and Applications

Content: 
Chapter 1 The Basic Idea and the Drivers (pages 1–7): Prof. Nobuo Tanaka and Prof. Klaus K. Unger
Chapter 2 Synthesis Concepts and Preparation of Silica Monoliths (pages 9–33): Kazuki Nakanishi
Chapter 3 Preparation and Properties of Various Types of Monolithic Silica Stationary Phases for Reversed?Phase, Hydrophilic Interaction, and Ion?Exchange Chromatography Based on Polymer?Coated Materials (pages 35–46): Oscar Nunez and Tohru Ikegami
Chapter 4 Characterization of the Pore Structure of Monolithic Silicas (pages 47–80): Romas Skudas, Matthias Thommes and Prof. Klaus K. Unger
Chapter 5 Microscopic Characterizations (pages 81–103): Haruko Saito, Kazuyoshi Kanamori and Kazuki Nakanishi
Chapter 6 Modeling Chromatographic Band Broadening in Monolithic Columns (pages 105–125): Frederik Detobel and Gert Desmet
Chapter 7 Comparison of the Performance of Particle?Packed and Monolithic Columns in High?Performance Liquid Chromatography (pages 127–156): Georges Guiochon
Chapter 8 Quantitative Structure–Retention Relationships in Studies of Monolithic Materials (pages 157–172): Roman Kaliszan and Michal J. Markuszewski
Chapter 9 Performance of Silica Monoliths for Basic Compounds. Silanol Activity (pages 173–188): David V. McCalley
Chapter 10 Quality Control of Drugs (pages 189–205): Mohammed Taha, Abdelkarem Abed and Sami El Deeb
Chapter 11 Monolithic Stationary Phases for Fast Ion Chromatography (pages 207–230): Pavel N. Nesterenko and Paul R. Haddad
Chapter 12 Monolithic Chiral Stationary Phases for Liquid?Phase Enantioseparation Techniques (pages 231–248): Bezhan Chankvetadze
Chapter 13 High?Speed and High?Efficiency Separations by Utilizing Monolithic Silica Capillary Columns (pages 249–272): Takeshi Hara, Kosuke Miyamoto, Satoshi Makino, Shohei Miwa, Tohru Ikegami, Masayoshi Ohira and Prof. Nobuo Tanaka
Chapter 14 Silica Monolithic Columns and Mass Spectrometry (pages 273–283): Keith Ashman
Chapter 15 Silica Monoliths for Small?Scale Purification of Drug?Discovery Compounds (pages 285–296): Alfonso Espada, Cristina Anta and Manuel Molina?Martin
Chapter 16 Monolithic Silica Columns in Multidimensional LC?MS for Proteomics and Peptidomics (pages 297–317): Dr. Egidijus Machtejevas and Egle Machtejeviene
Chapter 17 Silica Monoliths in Solid?Phase Extraction and Solid?Phase Microextraction (pages 319–334): Zhi?Guo Shi, Li Xu and Hian Kee Lee