View source for Shodex

[[File:Shodex column box.jpg|thumb]]
'''Shodex''' is the brand name of [[High-performance liquid chromatography|HPLC]] columns and is best known for polymer-based columns. The product range covers aqueous and organic [[Size-exclusion_chromatography|Size Exclusion Chromatography]] columns for large (bio-)molecules, columns for the routine analysis of sugars and organic acids, and a variety of [[Reversed-phase_chromatography|Reversed Phase]] and [[Hydrophilic_interaction_chromatography|HILIC]] columns. Additionally they offer [[Ion_chromatography|Ion Chromatography (IC)]] and [[Ion_exchange|Ion Exchange]] columns.

Shodex HPLC Columns are manufactured in [[Japan]] by Resonac (formerly known as [[Showa Denko]]), one of the largest Japanese chemical companies and listed in the [[Nikkei_225|Nikkei 225 index]]. They produce around 260 different columns, most packed with polymer-based particles, and have been doing so since 1974.

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==
*[http://www.shodex.com Shodex Worldwide and Asia general website]
*[http://www.shodexhplc.com Shodex North and Latin America website]
*[http://www.shodex.de Shodex Europe, Middle East, Africa website]
*[https://www.sdk.co.jp/english/news/2018/27160.html Showa Denko Develops New Shodex™ Analytical Column]
*[https://www.resonac.com/products/innovation-materials/special/110/2033.html Resonac Website about Shodex HPLC columns]

[[Category:Chromatography]]