Importance of instrumentation for fast liquid chromatography in pharmaceutical analysis

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-119

  Fekete, Szabolcs ^a   Kohler, Isabelle ^a   Rudaz, Serge ^a   Guillarme, Davy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Core shell; Extra column variance; Gradient dwell volume; Maximum system pressure; UHPLC

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; DRUG ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEATING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CORE-SHELL; EXTRA-COLUMN VARIANCE; GRADIENT DWELL VOLUME; MAXIMUM SYSTEM PRESSURE; UHPLC;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84889602021     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.03.012     Document Type: Review

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