The present disclosure relates to a separation material comprising a matrix that is bound to a saccharide, enabling the separation from a liquid of substances that selectively bind the saccharide, to a method for preparing such separation material and a method for separating substances from a liquid that selectively bind a saccharide of the separation material. The present invention further relates to a device comprising a separation material for separating substances from a liquid that selectively bind to the saccharide of the separation material.