Particle size distribution by sedimentation/steric field-flow fractionation: development of a calibration procedure based on density compensation.
Particle size distribution by sedimentation/steric field-flow fractionation: development of a calibration procedure based on density compensation.
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通过沉降/空间场流分级进行粒度分布:开发基于密度补偿的校准程序。
DOI:
10.1021/ac00014a006
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发表时间:
1991
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Myers,MN
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作者:
Giddings,JC;Moon,MH;Williams,PS;Myers,MN
Because of the Important but mathematically complex role played by hydrodynamic lift forces In sedimentation/steric FFF, applied generally toparticles> 1 pm In diameter, re-tention cannot readily be related to particle diameter on the basis of simple theory. Consequently, empirical calibration Is needed. Unfortunately, retention Is based on particle den-sity as well as size so that a purely size-based calibration (eg, with polystyrene latex standards) Is not generally valid. By examining the balance between driving and lift forces, it Is concluded that equal retention will be observed for equal size particles subject to equal driving forces Irrespective of particle density. Therefore by adjusting the rotation rate to exactly compensate for density, retention can be brought In line with that of standards, a conclusion verified by microscopy. Linear calibration plots of log (retention time) versus log (diameter) can then be used. This approach Is applied to two glass bead samples (5-30 and 5-50 pm) using both a conventional and a pinched Inlet channel. The resulting size distribution curves are self consistent and In good agreement with results obtained Independently.Field-flow fractionation (FFF) consists of a great number of operating modes and subtechniques, each having its own unique characteristics andrange of applicability (1-3). For example, the normal mode of FFF, whetherthe applied field is sedimentation, thermal, crossflow, or electrical, is applicable to macromolecules and particles up to about 1 pm in diameter, or in special circumstances up to 3 or 4^ im particle size. The dependence of retention on particle size or mass in the normal mode is generally quite predictable, providing the force exerted on the sample particles by the applied field is a calculable quantity (2). In the normal mode of sedimentation FFF, for example, the retentiontime can be calculated with reasonable accuracy from first principles for particles of known size and density (4). Thus particle size distributions can be obtained