Size-exclusion chromatography - A review of calibration methodologies

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-186

  Kostanski, Leopold K ^a   Keller, Douglas M ^a   Hamielec, Archie E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calibration methodologies; Direct calibration; Gel filtration; Gel permeation chromatography; Size exclusion chromatography; Universal calibration

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

CALIBRATION; FRACTIONATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VISCOMETRY;

EID: 1242337410     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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