Abstract: A chromatography column packing material and column chromatographic methods using a silica gel based column packing material are disclosed. The silica gel material is coated by a phospholipid bilayer containing at least two lipids, at least one having an electric charge. Proteins are separated using this column packing material without denaturing because of the lipid coating. The protein molecule binds to the lipid bilayer coated silica gel and is then eluted by raising the temperature.