title: Recent advances in silica-based monoliths: preparations, characterizations and applications.
abstract: This mini-review describes recent progress (2009-2010) in the field of silica-based monolith with special emphasis on the preparation, characterization and applications.
authors.affiliation: Chirality Program, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra ACT, Australia; Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan. ashraf.ghanem@canberra.edu.au.
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanem
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikegami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D012822:Silicon Dioxide