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On-line coupling of hollow-fiber flow field-flow fractionation and depolarized multi-angle static light scattering (HF5/D-MALS). Proof of principle

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Author(s)

Andre Striegel

Abstract

Introduced here is the on-line coupling of hollow-fiber flow field-flow fractionation (HF5) to depolarized multi-angle static light scattering (D-MALS). HF5 is a size-based separation alternative to size-exclusion and hydrodynamic chromatography and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation. HF5 can separate larger sizes than its chromatographic counterparts and provides several advantages over its fractionation counterpart, including reduced sample consumption and greater ease of operation. D-MALS is a variant of MALS in which the depolarized scattering from the analyte solution is measured at a variety of angles simultaneously. Measurements of depolarized scattering have previously been employed in studying the optical properties of solutions or suspensions, to determine the length of rod-like analytes, and to gain increased accuracy in the determination of analyte molar mass. The coupling HF5/D-MALS allows for the depolarization ratio of a solution or suspension to be measured continuously across the fractogram. This is demonstrated here for a Teflon latex the size range of which extends beyond that accessible to commercial size-exclusion columns. The results presented provide the first reported on-line HF5/D-MALS coupling, showing the feasibility of the technique as well as its realized potential for providing continuous depolarization measurements, inter alia.
Citation
Journal of Chromatography A
Volume
1730

Keywords

Hollow-fiber flow field-flow fractionation, Depolarized multi-angle static light scattering, On-line coupling, Depolarization ratio, Teflon latex

Citation

Striegel, A. (2024), On-line coupling of hollow-fiber flow field-flow fractionation and depolarized multi-angle static light scattering (HF5/D-MALS). Proof of principle, Journal of Chromatography A, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465115, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=957855 (Accessed December 8, 2024)

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Created August 16, 2024, Updated July 30, 2024