title: Preparation of macroporous cryostructurated gel monoliths, their characterization and main applications.
abstract: Cryostructuration platform renders it possible to form macroporous materials (known as cryogels) with a broad range of porosity, from structures with combination of meso- and macropores to structures with 100-μm sized macropores. When these materials are formed in the shape of monoliths (monolithic cryogels), they present a unique monolithic stationary medium for specific applications. This review summarizes the recent research on the preparation and characterization of cryostructurated monolithic cryogels for (bio)separation and points to some future perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. fatima.plieva@biotek.lu.se.
authors.forename: Fatima M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Plieva
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kirsebom
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mattiasson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002845:Chromatography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D059985:Cryogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D016062:Porosity; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D059985:Cryogels; D011506:Proteins