Viva columns are based on a wide pore material we designed for optimal large-molecule separations. In developing Viva silica, we found that although many commercial wide-pore silicas meet the standard 300 Å mean pore size, most have very broad distributions about this mean, with a significant portion of their pore volume falling below 150 Å. This means a large portion of the surface area is unavailable to larger molecules. Viva columns have a narrow distribution around the mean pore size, permitting a larger portion of the silica surface to play a role in the separation.
The general-purpose Restek C18 is a conventional monomeric octadecylsilane column suitable for analyses of a wide range of compounds from acidic through slightly basic.
Stationary Phase Category: C18, octadecylsilane (L1)
Ligand Type: monomeric C18
Particle: 3 µm or 5 µm, spherical
Pore Size: 300 Å
Carbon Load: 9%
End-Cap: yes
Surface Area: 100 m2/g
pH Range: 2.5 to 8
Maximum Temperature: 80 °C
