ISC 2026
Lunch Seminar: Advanced Materials Technology!
SEMINAR TOPIC:
Advantages of Superficially Porous Particle Columns for HPLC and LC-MS
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Location: South Hall 2B
Time: 13:00-14:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Schuster
Superficially porous particle (SPP) columns have existed in one form or another since the late 1960s. However, the benefits of the particle with the solid silica core surrounded by the porous silica shell were not realized for small molecules until 2006 when the first sub-3-µm superficially porous particle columns were introduced.
This particle technology enabled efficiencies similar to sub-2-µm fully porous particles (FPPs) without the need for ultra-high pressure capable instrumentation. As a result of the high efficiencies and lower back pressure, the columns may be run at faster flow rates to enable high throughput separations. Additionally, the SPP columns are rugged and offer long column lifetimes.
This presentation will highlight comparisons between SPP columns and FPP columns for separations of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and oligonucleotides.
About the Speaker
Stephanie Schuster, PHD
Dr. Schuster earned her Ph.D. under the guidance of Prof. Joe P. Foley at Drexel University. She joined Advanced Materials Technology, Inc. (AMT) in June 2009 as a research scientist working with Dr. Jack Kirkland, contributing to the commercial development of products for peptide and protein separations. Most recently, as part of the Technical Support team at AMT, Stephanie has been providing customer support in optimizing and troubleshooting their applications.