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Modified siliceous chromatographic supports
Assignee: Specialty Materials Inc
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Filing: 1984-08-22
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2004-08-22
Abstract
Abstract A modified silica material which comprises silica covalently bonded to a synthetic polymer, the synthetic polymer being made from (a) a polymerizable compound capable of being covalently coupled directly to said silica, and (b) one or more polymerizable compounds containing (i) an ionizable chemical group, (ii) a chemical group capable of transformation to an ionizable chemical group, (iii) a chemical group capable of causing the covalent coupling of the compound (b) to an affinity ligand or a biologically active molecule or (iv) a hydrophobic compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth C. Hou
- 👤 Tung-Ping D. Liao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:21
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/30; B01J20/32; B01J20/3202; B01J20/3204; B01J20/02; B01J20/10; B01J20/103; B01J20/14; B01J20/22; B01J20/26; B01J20/261; B01J20/264; B01J20/265; B01J20/267; B01J20/28; B01J20/28014; B01J20/28016; B01J20/28033; B01J20/28038; B01J20/28054; B01J20/28057; B01J20/28078; B01J20/281; B01J20/286; B01J20/287; B01J20/3092; B01J20/3214; B01J20/3217; B01J20/3231; B01J20/3242; B01J20/3268; B01J20/327; B01J20/3276; B01J20/3278; B01J20/328; B01J20/3282; B01J20/3291; B01J20/3293; B01J39/00; B01J39/08; B01J39/16; B01J39/17; B01J39/26; B01D; B01D15/00; B01D15/08; B01D15/26; B01D15/36; B01D15/361; B01D15/362; B01D15/363; B01D15/38; B01D15/3804; B01J2220/00; B01J2220/50; B01J2220/54; B01J2220/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A modified silica material which comprises: (1) silica covalently bonded to a synthetic polymer; (2) said synthetic polymer comprising a copolymer made from a free-radical polymerization of (a) a polymerizable compound containing an epoxy group capable of direct covalent coupling to a hydroxy group of said silica and a vinyl group, capable of free-radical polymerization; and (b) a polymerizable compound having the formula ##STR10## wherein R is an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable radical, R' and R" are the same or different C 1 -C 6 alkyl or alkanoyl groups, and R'" is a direct bond or a C 2 -C 3 alkyl group, wherein R' and R", taken together with the N atom may form a heterocyclic ring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A modified silica material which comprises: (1) silica covalently bonded to a synthetic polymer; (2) said synthetic polymer comprising a copolymer made from a free-radical polymerization of (a) a polymerizable compound containing an epoxy group capable of direct covalent coupling to a hydroxy group of said silica and a vinyl group, capable of free-radical polymerization; and (b) a polymerizable compound having the formula ##STR10## wherein R is an alpha, beta-ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable radical, R' and R" are the same or different C 1 -C 6 alkyl or alkanoyl groups, and R'" is a direct bond or a C 2 -C 3 alkyl group, wherein R' and R", taken together with the N atom may form a heterocyclic ring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said synthetic polymer also contains up 20% by weight of a neutral radical polymerizable compound, different than those represented by said polymerizable compound (b).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said polymerizable compound (b) has been reacted with an affinity ligand.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said polymerizable compound (b) has been reacted with a biologically active molecule.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said silica is selected from talc, kaolinite, pyrophyllite, serpentine, smectite, montmorillonite, mica, vermiculite, silica gel, silica powder, porous glass, kieselguhr or diatomaceous earth.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said compound (b) is a mixture of two or more compounds carrying different ionizable chemical groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The material of claim 1 wherein the amount of said compound (a) in said synthetic polymer is sufficient to cause substantial covalent coupling of the polymer to said silica, yet insufficient to cause substantial loss of porosity of the modified silica.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The material of claim 2 wherein said polymer has 1 to 500 units.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The material of claim 8 wherein said polymer has 20 to 100 units.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The material of claim 1 wherein said synthetic polymer is crosslinked.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The material of claim 10 wherein said crosslinking is provided by making said synthetic polymer in the presence of a compound having at least two radical polymerizable bonds.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The material of claim 10 wherein said synthetic polymer carries nitrogen atom-containing groups and said crosslinking is provided by means of bifunctional reagents capable of reacting with at least two of said nitrogen atoms per reagent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The material of claim 12 wherein said reagent is ##STR11## Hal--CH 2 --phenyl--CH 2 --Hal, Hal--(CH 2 )-- n Hal, or ##STR12## where Hal is a halogen atom, or ##STR13## and n is 2 to 12.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The material of claim 3 wherein said affinity ligand is an enzyme, a nucleic acid, an antigen, an antibody, a saccharide, a lectin, an enzyme cofactor, an enzyme inhibitor or a binding protein.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The material of claim 4 wherein said biologically active molecule is an enzyme.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A self-supporting silica matrix which comprises the material of any of claims 1, 3 or 4.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The matrix of claim 16 which also comprises highly refined cellulose pulp with a Canadian Standard Freeness of between +100 to -600 ml.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The matrix of claim 16 which also comprises a particulate different from the modified silica.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
10 words
The matrix of claim 18 wherein said particulate is siliceous.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The matrix of claim 8 wherein said particulate has been chemically modified to carry ionizable chemical groups.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The matrix of claim 19 wherein said siliceous particulate has been modified with silane groups.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
The matrix of claim 18 wherein said particulate has an average particle diameter between 1 millimicron and 100 microns.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The matrix of claim 16 which is in the form of a sheet.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a method of ion exchange chromatography, the improvement comprising utilizing as the ion exchanger the material of claim 5.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
In a method of affinity chromatography, the improvement comprising utilizing as the insoluble ligand support the material of claim 3.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
30 words
In a method of carrying out chemical reactions using an insolubilized biologically active molecule, the improvement comprising wherein the insoluble support for said molecule is the material of claim 4.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The methods of any of claims 24, 25 or 26 wherein said material is in the form of a self-supporting silica matrix.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 27 wherein said matrix also comprises a particulate different from the modified silica.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 28 wherein said particulate different from silica carries ionizable chemical groups.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said sheet is in the form of a sheet.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 30, wherein said sheet is in the form of a disc.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for preparing the modified silica material of claim 1 which comprises: (1) polymerizing said compound (a) which has a group capable of reacting with the hydroxy group of said silica, with said compound (b) in the presence of said silica, under temperature and pH conditions insufficient to cause the covalent binding of said compound (a) to said silica thereby to form a synthetic polymer of (a) and (b); (2) reacting said silica with the chemical group of compound (a) in said synthetic polymer under temperature and pH conditions sufficient to cause covalent bonding of said polymer to said silica.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 32 wherein said step (2) is carried out at a temperature which is higher than that used for step (1).
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 32 wherein said step (1) polymerization is initiated by redox initiation or photochemical initiation.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of claim 32, wherein said compound (a) carries nitrogen atom-containing groups and which further comprises the step of (3) crosslinking said synthetic polymer which modifies said silica with a bifunctional crosslinking agent capable of reacting with at least two of said nitrogen atoms per reagent.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
140 words
A chromatography column for effecting chromatographic separation of at least two components of a sample flowing therethrough comprising: at least one solid stationary phase having a longitudinal axis, said phase having chromatographic functionality and being effective for chromatographic separation; a means for radially distributing the sample through the stationary phase; wherein the stationary phase comprises: (a) a swellable fibrous matrix in sheet form having chromatographic functionality and being effective for chromatographic separation, spirally wound around the longitudinal axis of the solid phase to form a plurality of layers around the axis; (b) a spacer means between each layer for permitting controlled swelling thereof and enhancing the distribution of sample flowing radially through the stationary phase, and further wherein the swellable fibrous matrix in sheet form comprises a modified silica material, said modified silica material comprising the material of claim 1.
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