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The surface excess adsorption isotherms of water, acetonitrile, and methanol from binary hydro-organic mobile phases were investigated on nine home-made stationary phases with chemically bonded amino acids, dipeptides, and tripeptides using the dynamic minor disturbance method. The stationary phases were modified by the following amino acids: glycine, alanine, phenylalanine, leucine, and aspartic acid. We investigated the influence of the type of immobilized amino acids, in particular their different side chains, on the solvent adsorption. The interpretation of solvation phenomena shows significant accumulation of investigated solvents on the adsorbent surface according to their hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties. Moreover, the accumulated amount was dependent on the length and type of amino acid sequences bonded to the silica surface. Stationary phases with bonded amino acids and peptides show stronger water and acetonitrile adsorption in contrast to the stationary phase modified with aminopropyl groups-a support for the synthesis. The comparison of water and acetonitrile adsorption as well as a data obtained with the two-site adsorption model reveal and confirm the heterogeneity of chemically bonded phases. As a consequence of performed investigations, the classification of tested stationary phases for the potential usage in particular high-performance liquid chromatography mode was also accomplished., (© 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

A series of phenyl-bonded stationary phases with incorporated polar functional groups was subjected to an adsorption investigation. Measurement of acetonitrile and methanol adsorption was obtained using the minor disturbance method. It was observed that adsorption of organic solvent strongly depends on the presence of polar functional groups in the bonded phases that influence the hydrophobicity and polarity of the stationary phase surface. Additionally, relative adsorption of acetonitrile and methanol confirms earlier observations, that the presence of amine and amide groups in the stationary phase changes the relative elution strength of organic solvents. The heterogeneous surface of the stationary phase makes it possible to observe the competitiveness of the water and organic solvent adsorption., (© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

The selectivity of chromatographic separation depends mostly on the stationary phase and mobile phase composition. Despite being a material with bonded simple organic molecule, a wide group of stationary phases contain immobilized compound that possesses biological activity. Stationary phases that contain amino acids and peptides as well as enzymes and proteins are alternative materials that may be used for liquid chromatographic separations and are reviewed in this work. In the case of peptide-bonded stationary phases, most of these types of materials were elaborated in the 1970s and 1980s; however, over the last few years a growing interest has been observed which is connected with hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. The most important application of amino acid and peptide-bonded stationary phases is connected with separation of amino acids, their derivatives, and peptides. The main advantage of such materials is the ability for chiral separations., (© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)