Understanding the retention mechanism in reversed-phase liquid chromatography: Insights from molecular simulation

Advances in Chromatography

Volumn 48, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-55

  Rafferty, Jake L ^a   Siepmann, J Ilja ^a   Schure, Mark R ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Theoretical Separation Science Laboratory Dow Chemical Company Spring House   (United States)

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