3D printed metal columns for capillary liquid chromatography

Authors

S Sandron, University of Tasmania
B Heery, Dublin City University
Vipin Gupta, University of Tasmania
D A. Collins, Dublin City University
E P. Nesterenko, Dublin City University
Pavel N. Nesterenko, University of Tasmania
M Talebi, University of Tasmania
Stephen Beirne, University of WollongongFollow
Fletcher Thompson, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon G. Wallace, University of WollongongFollow
D Brabazon, Dublin City University
F Regan, Dublin City University
Brett Paull, University of Tasmania

RIS ID

96013

Publication Details

Sandron, S., Heery, B., Gupta, V., Collins, D. A., Nesterenko, E. P., Nesterenko, P. N., Talebi, M., Beirne, S., Thompson, F., Wallace, G. G., Brabazon, D., Regan, F. & Paull, B. (2014). 3D printed metal columns for capillary liquid chromatography. The Analyst, 139 (24), 6343-6347.

Abstract

Coiled planar capillary chromatography columns (0.9 mm I.D. x 60 cm L) were 3D printed in stainless steel (316L), and titanium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloys (external dimensions of approximately 5 x 30 x 58mm), and either slurry packed with various sized reversed-phase octadecylsilica particles, or filled with an in situ prepared methacrylate based monolith. Coiled printed columns were coupled directly with 30 x 30 mm Peltier thermoelectric direct contact heater/cooler modules. Preliminary results show the potential of using such 3D printed columns in future portable chromatographic devices.