This material was the stationary phase in the first 2D form of chromatography, which was used to sequence gramicidin S and insulin. MicroPADs are formed by patterning this material, then immersing it in periodate (“per-EYE-oh-date”) or ammonia to shrink it for use in POC microfluidics. Qualitative grades of this material offered by Whatman can be directly used in gravimetric analysis because they produce little ash. Electrophoresis has largely replaced the use of stacks of this material to lift analytes onto a nylon or PVDF membrane with capillary action. Discs of this material are used in Buchner funnels with a perforated plate. The Southern blot is named for using the “blotting” form of this material, which separated dyes in the first chromatograms. For 10 points, name this material formed from cellulose pressed into sheets. ■END■
ANSWER: paper [accept filter paper, blotting paper, paper chromatography, or microfluidic paper-based analytical devices; accept nitrocellulose or cotton wool until “cellulose” is read]
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