LCGC North America-08-01-2019

LCGC North America

Vol 37 No 8 LCGC North America August 2019 Regular Issue PDF

August 01, 2019

LCGC North America August issue pdf

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Click the title above to open the LCGC North America August 2019 issue, Volume 37, Number 8, in an interactive PDF format.

Evolution of Coupling Ion-Exchange Separations and Mass Spectrometry

August 01, 2019

LC Troubleshooting

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The high levels of non-volatile salts typically used in ion-exchange separations are incompatible with mass spectrometry. But the desire to directly couple these two powerful techniques has prompted researchers find solutions to this problem. Here are three approaches.

Looking at the Past to Understand the Future: Soxhlet Extraction

August 01, 2019

Sample Prep Perspectives

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To better understand modern sample preparation techniques-such as ultrasound-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, and pressurized solvent extraction-we should look at the lessons these methods took from Soxhlet extraction.

The Importance of Tuning and Calibration in Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (LC–MS)

August 01, 2019

The Essentials

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In LC–MS, the importance of tuning and calibrating the mass spectrometer cannot be overemphasized. There are six main aspects to address.

HILIC to the Rescue: Pharmaceutical Development Case Examples

August 01, 2019

FEATURE ARTICLES

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HILIC has rapidly evolved into a practical technique. For analyzing highly polar compounds, HILIC can be far more straightforward than GC or reversed-phase LC with derivatization, and can lead to a simpler final method with robustness comparable to that of reversed-phase LC.

Data Integrity Focus, Part VII: A Data Life Cycle for Chromatography

August 01, 2019

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Several regulatory data integrity guidance documents require that laboratories understand the data life cycle of their processes, but provide only vague definitions of what a data life cycle is. Here is a practical interpretation.