Several matrix types and their important properties
Cellulose;Hydrophilicsurface,enhancedstabilitybycross-linking,
inexpensive.
Dextran;Considerableswellingasafunctionofionicmilieu,
improvedmaterialsbycrosslinking).
Agarose;SwellingisalmostindependentofionicstrengthandpH,
highbindingcapacityobtainedbyproductionofhighlyporous
particles.
Polyacrylamide;Swellingbehaviorsimilartodextran.
Acrylate-copolymer;HighpHstability.
Polystyrene-divinilybenzene;Hydrophobicsurface,lowbinding
capacityforproteins.
Silica;UnstableatpH>8,rigidparticles.