Abstract
We report here on the fabrication and the characterization of a new stationary phase for ultrathin layer chromatography (UTLC) based on a brush-gel polymer film obtained by cross-linking poly(glycidyl methacrylate) and di(ethylene glycole)dimethacrylate. The use of polymer brushes to design ultra thin layer chromatography plates opens interesting perspectives. Very thin polymer films can be covalently grafted on a glass surface with virtually any chemical functionality. By selecting and/or chemically modifying suitable monomers, stationary phases characterized by high affinity for specific substances can be accurately tailored. The structure of the brush gel formed on glass substrates was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The efficiency of poly(GMA-co-DEGDMA)-NH2 UTLC stationary phase compares very well with that of silica-gel TLC and other UTLC devices. However, the separation of a fluorescent dyes mixture with our UTLC device occurs faster and with less solvent compared to typical TLC methods. In addition the same plate can be re-used several times for multiple analyses without any reduction of the separation efficiency.
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