[Preparation of monolithic materials and their applications in proteomic analysis]

Proteomics is one of the core contents of life science in the post-genomic era, among which it is very important to develop the analytical techniques with high resolution, high sensitivity, high accuracy and high throughput. With the advantages of facile preparation, fast mass transfer, low backpressure and easy modification, monolithic materials have been widely used in proteomic analysis. This review summarizes the preparation methods of different kinds of monolithic materials (including organic polymer monoliths, silica-based monoliths, organic-inorganic hybrid silica monoliths) and their applications in proteomic study such as the digestion of proteins, the separation of proteins or peptides, high throughput analysis integrating online digestion, separation and identification.