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USP Designations
The US Pharmacopeia (USP) is a standard source for many pharmaceutical methods. The USP specifies columns by packing materials
rather than by manufacturer. Listed below are the recommended Agilent Technologies HPLC columns suitable for most LC methods
listed with the USP.
USP
Designations USP Packing Materials Columns
L1 Octadecyl silane chemically bonded to porous
silica or ceramic micro-particles, 1.5 to 10 µm
in diameter
L2 Octadecyl silane chemically bonded to porous silica
gel of a controlled surface porosity that has been
bonded to a solid spherical core, 30 to 50 µm
in diameter
ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C18
ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18
ZORBAX SB-C18
ZORBAX Rx-C18
ZORBAX Extend-C18
ZORBAX ODS
ZORBAX ODS classic
LiChrosorb RP-18
LiChrospher RP-18
Purospher RP-18/-e
Superspher RP-18/-e
Nucleosil 100-5 C18
N/A
L3 Porous silica particles, 5 to 10 µm in diameter ZORBAX SIL
ZORBAX Rx-Sil
LiChrospher 60 Si
L4 Silica gel of controlled surface porosity bonded
to a solid spherical core, 30 to 50 µm in diameter
Custom Order
L5 Alumina of controlled surface porosity bonded
to a solid spherical core, 30 to 50 µm in diameter
N/A
L6 Strong cation-exchange packing: sulfonated
fluorocarbon polymer coated on a solid spherical
core, 30 to 50 µm in diameter
N/A
L7 Octyl silane chemically bonded to totally porous
microsilica particles, 1.5 to 10 µm in diameter
ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C8
ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C8
ZORBAX SB-C8
ZORBAX Rx-C8
ZORBAX C8
LiChrosorb RP-8
LiChrospher RP-8
LiChrospher RP select B
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Particle
Size (µm)
1.8, 3.5 and 5
1.8, 3.5, 5 and 7
1.8, 3.5, 5 and 7
3.5 and 5
1.8, 3.5, 5 and 7
3.5, 7 and 5
5
5 and 10
5
5
4
5
5
3.5 and 5
5
1.8, 3.5 and 5
1.8, 3.5, 5 and 7
1.8, 3.5, 5 and 7
1.8, 3.5, 5 and 7
5
5
5
5
USP Designations
Pore
Size (Å) Page No.
95
80
80, 300
80
80, 300
70
70
100
100
80
100
100
70
80, 300
60
95
80
80, 300
80
70
100
100
60
590
596
604
622
617
624
624
626
625
627
628
626
629-630
622
625
590
596
604
622
624
626
625
625
LC and LC/MS
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