|Articles|December 31, 2009

Are You Optimizing Your Solid-Phase Extraction? (Part 2)

I have dedicated this issue to answering the questions that we posed regarding the solid-phase extraction of propranolol from a plasma extract.

As promised in the last instalment I have dedicated this issue to answering the questions that we posed regarding the solid-phase extraction of propranolol from a plasma extract. This builds on the information given last time on choosing sorbents and protocol solvents for optimum selectivity.

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