HPLC Column Selection by Manufacturer

ACT Agilent GL Sciences Grace MN Merck Phenomenex
Restek Supelco Thermo Tosoh Waters Whatman YMC
Phase Manufacturer Particle
Size (μm)
Pore Size(Å) Area (m2/g) C% Dikma Recommended
Alternative
ACE C18 ACT 3, 5, 10 100 300 15.5 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
ACE C8 ACT 3, 5, 10 100 300 9 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
ACE C18-300 ACT 3, 5, 10 300 100 9 Bio-Bond™ C18
ACE C8-300 ACT 3, 5, 10 300 100 5 Bio-Bond™ C8
ACE C4-300 ACT 3, 5, 10 300 100 2.6 Bio-Bond™ C4
HC-C18 (2) Agilent 5 170 290 17 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Polaris C18-Ether Agilent 3, 5, 10 180 200 12.1 Spursil™ C18
Polaris C18-A Agilent 3, 5, 10 180 200 13.8 Spursil™ C18-EP
Polaris NH2 Agilent 3, 5, 10 - - - Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Pursuit C18 Agilent 3, 5, 10 200 200 12.9 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Pursuit C8 Agilent 3, 5, 10 200 200 7.4 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Pursuit UPS 1.9 C18 Agilent 1.9 100 350 21 Endeavorsil™ C18
Pursuit XRs C18 Agilent 3, 5, 10 100 440 22 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Pursuit XRs C8 Agilent 3, 5, 10 100 440 15 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Pursuit XRsUltra 2.8 C18 Agilent 2.8 100 440 23.2 Leapsil™ C18
TC-C18 (2) Agilent 5 170 290 12 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Zorbax Bonus-RP Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 9.5 Spursil™ C18-EP
Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 10 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C8 Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 7.6 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Zorbax Eclipse XDB-Phenyl Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 7.2 Platisil™ PH NEW
Zorbax Eclipse Plus C18 Agilent 3.5, 5 95 160 9 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Zorbax Eclipse Plus C8 Agilent 3.5, 5 95 160 7 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Zorbax SB-Aq Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 - Spursil™ C18
Zorbax SB-C18 Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 10 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Zorbax SB-C8 Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 5.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Zorbax SB-CN Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 4 Platisil™ CN NEW
Zorbax SB-Phenyl Agilent 3.5, 5 80 180 5.5 Platisil™ PHNEW
Zorbax 300SB-C18 Agilent 3.5, 5 300 45 2.8 Bio-Bond™ C18
Zorbax 300SB-C8 Agilent 3.5, 5 300 45 1.5 Bio-Bond™ C8
Zorbax 300Extend-C18 Agilent 3.5, 5 300 45 4 Bio-Bond™ C18
Zorbax RRHT Eclipse Plus C18 Agilent 1.8 95 160 9 Endeavorsil™ C18
Zorbax RRHT Eclipse XDB C18 Agilent 1.8 80 180 10 Endeavorsil™ C18
Zorbax RRHD SB-C18 Agilent 1.8 80 180 10 Endeavorsil™ C18
Inertsil C8 GL Sciences 5 150 320 10.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Inertsil ODS-3V GL Sciences 3, 5 100 450 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Inertsil Ph-3 GL Sciences 3, 5 100 450 9.5 Platisil™ PH NEW
Inertsil Sil-100A            
Inertsil WP300 C18 GL Sciences 5 300 150 9 Bio-Bond™ C18
Inertsil WP300 C8 GL Sciences 5 300 150 4 Bio-Bond™ C8
Inertsil WP300 C4 GL Sciences 5 300 150 3 Bio-Bond™ C4
Inertsil ODS-3 GL Sciences 3, 5 100 450 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Inertsil C8-3 GL Sciences 3, 5 100 450 9 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Inertsil CN-3 GL Sciences 5 100 450 14 Platisil™ CN NEW
Inertsil Diol GL Sciences 5 100 450 20 Inspire™ Diol NEW
Inertsil NH2 GL Sciences 5 100 450 8 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Alltima HP C18 Grace 3, 5 190 200 12 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Alltima HP C18 Amide Grace 3, 5 190 200 12 Spursil™ C18-EP
Alltima HP C18 AQ Grace 3, 5 100 450 20 Spursil™ C18
Alltima HP C18 HiLoad Grace 3, 5 100 450 24 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Alltima HP C8 Grace 3, 5 190 200 8 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Alltima HP CN Grace 3, 5 190 200 4 Platisil™ CN NEW
Alltima HP Silica Grace 3, 5 100 450 - Platisil™ Silica NEW
Alltima Phenyl Grace 3, 5 100 340 7.5 Platisil™ PH NEW
DENALI 238DE C18 Grace 3, 5, 10 120 280-340 20 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil®   C18
Genesis 120C18 Grace 3 120 300 18 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil®   C18
Genesis 120C8 Grace 3 120 300 11 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Genesis CN Grace 3, 5, 10 120 300 7 Platisil™ CN NEW
Genesis Silica Grace 3, 5, 10 120 300 - Platisil™ Silica NEW
Vydac 201SP C18 Grace 3, 5, 10 90 250-350 13 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Vydac 208SP C8 Grace 5, 10 90 250-350 9 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Vydac 201TP C18 Grace 5, 10 300 70-90 8 Bio-Bond™ C18
Vydac 202TP C18 Grace 3, 5, 10 300 60-90 9 Bio-Bond™ C18
Vydac 208TP C8 Grace 3, 5, 10 300 60-110 5 Bio-Bond™ C8
Vydac 214TP C4 Grace 3, 5, 10 300 60-110 3 Bio-Bond™ C4
Vydac 218TP C18 Grace 3, 5, 10 300 60-110 8 Bio-Bond™ C18
Vydac 238TP C18 Grace 3, 5, 10 300 60-110 4 Bio-Bond™ C18
NUCLEODUR C18 ec Macherey-NagelA 3, 5, 10 110 340 17.5 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
NUCLEODUR C18 Gravity Macherey-Nagel 1.8 110 340 18 Endeavorsil™ C18
NUCLEODUR C18 Gravity Macherey-Nagel 3, 5 110 340 18 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
NUCLEODUR C18 Pyramid Macherey-Nagel 3, 5 110 340 14 Spursil™ C18
Nucleosil 100 C18 Macherey-Nagel 3, 5, 10 100 350 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Nucleosil 100 C18 AB Macherey-Nagel 5 100 350 25 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Nucleosil 100 C8 Macherey-Nagel 5, 10 100 350 8.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Nucleosil 100 CN Macherey-Nagel 5, 10 100 350 5 Platisil™ CN NEW
Nucleosil 100 NH2 Macherey-Nagel 3, 5, 10 100 350 3.5 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Nucleosil 300 C18 Macherey-Nagel 5, 10 300 100 6.5 Bio-Bond™ C18
Nucleosil 300 C4 Macherey-Nagel 5, 10 300 100 2 Bio-Bond™ C4
Nucleosil 300 C8 Macherey-Nagel 5, 10 300 100 3 Bio-Bond™ C8
LiChrospher CN Merck 5 100 350 6.6 Platisil™ CN NEW
LiChrospher Diol Merck 5 100 350  - Inspire™ Diol NEW
LiChrospher NH2 Merck 5 100 350 5 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
LiChrospher RP-18 Merck 5, 10 100 350 21 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
LiChrospher RP-18e Merck 5, 10 100 350 21.6 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
LiChrospher RP-8 Merck 5, 10 100 350 12.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
LiChrospher RP-8e Merck 5, 10 100 350 13 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Purospher RP-18 endcapped Merck 5 90 480 18 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Purospher STAR RP-8 endcapped Merck 3, 5 120 330 11.2 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Purospher STAR RP-18 endcapped Merck 2, 3, 5 120 330 17 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
AQUA C18 Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 125 320 15 Spursil™ C18
Columbus C18 Phenomenex 5 110 375 19 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Columbus C8 Phenomenex 5 110 375 13 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Gemini C18 Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 110 375 14 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Gemini C6-Phenyl Phenomenex 3, 5 110 375 12 Platisil™ PH NEW
Jupiter C18 Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 300 170 13.3 Bio-Bond™ C18
Jupiter C4 Phenomenex 5, 10 300 170 5 Bio-Bond™ C4
Kinetex XB-C18 Phenomenex 2.6 100 200 10 Leapsil™ C18
Kinetex C18 Phenomenex 2.6 100 200 12 Leapsil™ C18
Kinetex XB-C18 Phenomenex 1.7 100 200 10 Endeavorsil™ C18
Kinetex C18 Phenomenex 1.7 100 200 12 Endeavorsil™ C18
Luna C18 (2) Phenomenex 2.5 100 400 17.5 Leapsil™ C18
Luna C18 (2) Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 100 400 17.5 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Luna C8 (2) Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 100 400 13.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Luna CN Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 100 400 7 Platisil™ CN NEW
Luna HILIC Phenomenex 3, 5 200 200 5.7 Inspire™ HILIC NEW
Luna NH2 Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 100 400 9.5 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Prodigy C8 Phenomenex 5 150 310 12.6 Inspire™ C8
Prodigy ODS-2 Phenomenex 5 150 310 18.5 Inspire™ C18
Prodigy ODS-3 Phenomenex 3, 5, 10 100 450 15.5 Inspire™ C18
Prodigy ODS-3V Phenomenex 3, 5 100 450 15.5 Inspire™ C18
Synergi Fusion-RP Phenomenex 2.5 100 400 12 Spursil™ C18-EP
Synergi Fusion-RP Phenomenex 4, 10 80 475 12 Spursil™ C18-EP
Synergi Hydro-RP Phenomenex 2.5 100 400 19 Spursil™ C18
Synergi Hydro-RP Phenomenex 4, 10 80 475 19 Spursil™ C18
Ultracarb C8 Phenomenex 5 60 550 14 Inspire™ C8
Pinnacle C18 Restek 3, 5 120 - 10 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Pinnacle DB C18 Restek 1.9 140 - 11 Endeavorsil™ C18
Pinnacle DB C18 Restek 3, 5 140 - 11 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C18
Pinnacle DB C8 Restek 3, 5 140 - 6 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Pinnacle II Cyano Restek 3, 5 110 - 4 Platisil™ CN NEW
Pinnacle II Amino Restek 3, 5 110 - 2 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Pinnacle II Silica Restek 3, 5   110 - - Platisil™ Silica NEW
Pinnacle II Phenyl Restek 3, 5 110 - 6 Platisil™ PH NEW
Ultra Aromax Restek   3, 5 100 17 Platisil™ PH NEW
Viva C18 Restek 3, 5 300 - 9 Bio-Bond™ C18
Viva C4 Restek 5 300 - 3.5 Bio-Bond™ C4
Viva C8 Restek 5 300 - 5 Bio-Bond™ C8
Ascentis C18 Supelco 3, 5, 10 100 450 25 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Ascentis C8 Supelco 3, 5, 10 100 450 15 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Ascentis RP-Amide Supelco 3, 5, 10 100 450 19.5 Spursil™ C18-EP
Discovery RPAmide C16 Supelco 5 180 200 11 Spursil™ C18-EP
Discovery BIO Wide Pore C18 Supelco 3, 5, 10 300 100 9.2 Bio-Bond™ C18
Discovery BIO Wide Pore C8 Supelco 3, 5, 10 300 100 5 Bio-Bond™ C8
Discovery C18 Supelco 5 180 200 12 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Discovery C8 Supelco 5 180 200 7.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Supelcosil LC-ABZ Supelco 5 120 170 12 Spursil™ C18-EP
Supelcosil ABZ+Plus Supelco 3, 5 120 170 12 Spursil™ C18-EP
Supelcosil LC-18 Supelco 3, 5 120 170 11 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Supelcosil LC-18-DB Supelco 3, 5 120 170 11 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Supelcosil LC-8 Supelco 3, 5 120 170 6 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Supelcosil LC-CN Supelco 3, 5 120 170 4 Platisil™ CN NEW
Supelcosil LC-NH2 Supelco 3, 5 120 170 3 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Supelcosil LC-Si Supelco 3, 5 120 170 - Platisil™ Silica NEW
Acclaim 120 C18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 120 300 18 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Acclaim 300 C18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 300 100 8 Bio-Bond™ C18
AQUASIL C18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 100 310 12 Spursil™ C18
BetaBasic 18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 150 200 13 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
BetaBasic 8 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 150 200 7 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
BETASIL C18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 100 310 20 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
BETASIL C 8 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 100 310 12 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
BETASIL Diol 100 Thermo Scientific 5 100 310 6 Inspire™ Diol NEW
BioBasic 18 Thermo Scientific 5 300 100 9 Bio-Bond™ C18
BioBasic 8 Thermo Scientific 5 300 100 5 Bio-Bond™ C8
BioBasic 4 Thermo Scientific 5 300 100 4 Bio-Bond™ C4
Hypersil BDS C18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 130 170 11 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Hypersil BDS C8 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 130 170 7 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Hypersil GOLD Amino Thermo Scientific 3, 5  175  220 2 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Hypersil GOLD C18 Thermo Scientific 1.9 175 220 10 Endeavorsil™ C18
Hypersil GOLD C18 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 175 220 10 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Hypersil GOLD C8 Thermo Scientific 3, 5 175 220 8 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Hypersil GOLD CN Thermo Scientific 3, 5 175 220 4 Platisil™ CN NEW
Hypersil GOLD Phenyl Thermo Scientific 3, 5   175 220 8.5 Platisil™ PH NEW
Hypersil GOLD Silica Thermo Scientific 3, 5 175 220 - Platisil™ Silica NEW
Hypersil GOLD aQ Thermo Scientific 3, 5 175 220 12 Spursil™ C18
Hypersil MOS (C8) Thermo Scientific 3, 5 120 170 6.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Hypersil MOS-2 (C8) Thermo Scientific 5 120 170 6.5 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Hypersil ODS (C18) Thermo Scientific 3, 5 120 170 10 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Hypersil ODS-2 (C18) Thermo Scientific 3, 5 80 220 11 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Hypersi BDS Phenyl Thermo Scientific 3, 5  130 170 5 Platisil™ PH NEW
HyPURITY C18 Thermo Scientific 5 190 200 13 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
HyPURITY C8 Thermo Scientific 5 190 200 8 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
HyPURITY ADVANCE Thermo Scientific 5 190 200 10 Spursil™ C18-EP
HyPURITY AQUASTAR Thermo Scientific 5 190 200 10 Spursil™ C18
Syncronis aQ Thermo Scientific 5 100 320 19 Spursil™ C18
Syncronis C18 Thermo Scientific 1.7 100 320 16 Endeavorsil™ C18
Syncronis C18 Thermo Scientific 5 100 320 16 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Syncronis C8 Thermo Scientific 5 100 320 10 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
TSKgel Octyl-80Ts Tosoh 5 100 200 11 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
TSKgel ODS-120A Tosoh 5, 10 150 200 20 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
TSKgel ODS-120T Tosoh 5, 10 150 200 22 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
TSKgel ODS-80TM Tosoh 5, 10 100 200 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
TSKgel Super ODS Tosoh 2 140 - 8 Endeavorsil™ C18
TSKgel ODS-100V Tosoh 3.5 100 450 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
TSKgel ODS-100Z Tosoh 3, 5 100 450 20 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
ACQUITY UPLC CSH C18 Waters 1.7 130 185 15 Endeavorsil™ C18
ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 Waters 1.7 130 185 18 Endeavorsil™ C18
ACQUITY UPLC HSS C18 Waters 1.8 100 230 15 Endeavorsil™ C18
ACQUITY UPLC HSS C18SB Waters 1.8 100 230 8 Endeavorsil™ C18
ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3 Waters 1.8 100 230 11 Endeavorsil™ C18
Atlantis dC18 Waters 3, 5, 10 100 330 12 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Delta-Pak 300 Å C18 Waters 5 300 - 7 Bio-Bond™ C18
Delta-Pak 300 Å C4 Waters 4 300 - 3 Bio-Bond™ C4
Spherisorb C8 Waters 3, 5, 10 80 200 5.8 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Spherisorb CN Waters  3, 5, 10 80  220 3.1 Platisil™ CN NEW
Spherisorb NH2 Waters 3, 5, 10  80 220  1.9 Platisil™ NH2 NEW
Spherisorb ODS1 Waters 3, 5, 10 80 220 6.2 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Spherisorb ODS2 Waters 3, 5, 10 80 220 11.5 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Spherisorb ODSB Waters 5 80 220 11.5 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Spherisorb Phenyl  Waters 3, 5, 10  80 220  2.5 Platisil™ PH NEW
Symmetry 300 C18 Waters 3.5, 5 300 - 8.5 Bio-Bond™ C18
Symmetry 300 C4 Waters 3.5, 5 300 - 2.8 Bio-Bond™ C4
Symmetry C18 Waters 3.5, 5, 7 100 335 19 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Symmetry C8 Waters 3.5, 5, 7 100 335 12 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
SymmetryShield RP18 Waters 3.5, 5, 7 100 335 17 Spursil™ C18-EP
SunFire C18 Waters 2.5 100 340 16 Leapsil™ C18
SunFire C18 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 100 340 16 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
SunFire C8 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 100 340 12 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
XBridge BEH130 C18 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 130 185 18 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
XBridge BEH300 C18 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 300 90 12 Bio-Bond™ C18
XBridge BEH300 C4 Waters 3.5 300 90 8 Bio-Bond™ C4
XBridge C18 Waters 2.5 130 185 18 Leapsil™ C18
XBridge C18 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 130 185 18 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
XBridge C8 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 130 185 13 Inspire™ C8/Diamonsil® C8
Xbridge HILIC  Waters 3.5, 5  130  185 - Inspire™ HILIC NEW
XBridge Shield RP18 Waters 3.5, 5, 10 130 185 17 Spursil™ C18-EP
XSelect CSH C18 Waters 2.5 130 185 15 Leapsil™ C18
XSelect CSH C18 Waters 3.5, 5 130 185 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Xselect HSS C18 Waters 2.5 100 230 15 Leapsil™ C18
Xselect HSS C18 Waters 3.5, 5 100 230 15 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Xselect HSS C18SB Waters 2.5 100 230 8 Leapsil™ C18
Xselect HSS C18SB Waters 3.5, 5 100 230 8 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18
Xselect HSS T3 Waters 2.5 100 230 11 Leapsil™ C18
Xselect HSS T3 Waters 3.5, 5 100 230 11 Inspire™ C18/Diamonsil® C18