Shodex is the brand name of
HPLC
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify each component in a mixture. It relies on pumps to pa ...
columns and is best known for polymer-based columns. The product range covers aqueous and organic
Size Exclusion Chromatography
Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), also known as molecular sieve chromatography, is a chromatographic method in which molecules in solution are separated by their size, and in some cases molecular weight. It is usually applied to large molecules ...
columns for large (bio-)molecules, columns for the routine analysis of sugars and organic acids, and a variety of
Reversed Phase and
HILIC
Hydrophilic interaction chromatography (or hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography, HILIC) is a variant of High-performance liquid chromatography#Normal phase chromatography, normal phase liquid chromatography that partly overlaps with oth ...
columns. Additionally they offer
Ion Chromatography (IC) and
Ion Exchange
Ion exchange is a reversible interchange of one kind of ion present in an insoluble solid with another of like charge present in a solution surrounding the solid with the reaction being used especially for softening or making water demineralised, ...
columns.
Shodex HPLC Columns are manufactured in
Japan
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by
Showa Denko
, founded in 1939 by the merger of Nihon Electrical Industries and Showa Fertilizers, both established by a Japanese entrepreneur Nobuteru Mori, is a Japanese chemical company producing chemical products and industrial materials.
SDK's products ...
(will be renamed on January 1, 2023, in Resonac), one of the largest Japanese chemical companies and listed in the
Nikkei 225 index Nikkei can refer to:
*, abbreviated , Nikkei, a large media corporation in Japan
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*, a Japanese stock market index, published by ''Nihon Keizai Shimbun''
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. They produce around 260 different columns, most packed with polymer-based particles, and have been doing so since 1973.
The portfolio includes standard analytical columns, semi-micro columns, and preparative columns. Also size exclusion chromatography calibration standards are available (Pullulan, Polystyrene, Polymethylmethacrylate)
Shodex is distributed worldwide by the different sales offices and by a range of local distributors.
External links
Shodex Worldwide and Asia general websiteShodex North and Latin America websiteShodex Europe, Middle East, Africa website
Chromatography