Phenomenex offers the Kinetex Core-Shell media packed in Axia hardware for preparative HPLC and SFC in lab-scale purification. Kinetex 5-micron particles in four phases—C18, XB-C18, Phenyl-Hexyl and PFP— are now offered in 21.2 mm ID Axia packing. This marks the first time that core-shell media has been offered in the Phenomenex Axia preparative format, which delivers longer column lifetime, higher efficiencies, improved performance and high reproducibility, compared to conventionally packed columns for lab-scale prep chromatography. Kinetex 5-micron core-shell media is the largest particle in the family and delivers better performance than 5-micron fully porous offerings, with no increase in backpressure. The new 5-micron media provides 60 to 90 percent higher average efficiencies compared to the same size fully porous columns with little to no method development. The Phenomenex patented Axia packing and hardware technology, introduced in 2005, eliminates the drawbacks of traditional slurry packing, delivering uniform bed density and dramatic performance advances.

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