HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY MEMBRANES, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF USING THEM FOR HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY (HIC). IN CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS, THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISES A SUPPORT MEMBER, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PORES EXTENDING THROUGH THE SUPPORT MEMBER; AND A MACROPOROUS CROSS-LINKED GEL, COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF MACROPORES, AND A PLURALITY OF PENDANT HYDROPHOBIC MOIETIES. IN CERTAIN EMBODIMENTS, THE COMPOSITE MATERIALS MAY BE USED IN THE SEPARATION OR PURIFICATION OF A BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE OR BIOLOGICAL ION.