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Gritti F, Meyyappan S. Physical origin of the peak tailing of monoclonal antibodies in size-exclusion chromatography using bio-compatible systems and columns. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:1281-1291. [PMID: 38236392 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-05119-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Abstract
The analysis of mixtures containing monoclonal antibody (mAb) (approximately 150 kDa molecular weight) and sub-unit impurities (approximately 100 kDa) is challenging, even when adopting the latest ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) columns (4.6 mm [Formula: see text] 150 mm coated hardware, 1.7 [Formula: see text]m 250 BEH[Formula: see text] Surface-modified Particles) and systems (ACQUITY[Formula: see text] UPLC[Formula: see text] I-class Bio Plus). The main issue still encountered is a persistent tail of the mAb peak. Here, the physical origin(s) of such peak tailing in size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) are investigated from both fundamental and practical approaches. Up to five relevant physical origins are analyzed: sample heterogeneity (glycoforms), UHPLC system dispersion, strong residual binding of the mAb to the SEC particles (via hydrophobic and/or electrostatic interactions) and to the stainless steel column/system hardware, slow escape kinetics of the mAb from the SEC particles, and flow heterogeneity caused by the non-ideal slurry packing of SEC columns. Experiments (testing sample heterogeneity, system dispersion, and strong residual interactions) and calculations (predicting the transient absorption/escape kinetics in a single SEC particle and the two-dimensional peak concentration profiles) altogether unambiguously demonstrate that the observed mAb peak tailing is caused primarily by the long-range velocity biases across the SEC column combined with the slow transverse dispersion of mAbs. Therefore, improvement in the resolution between mAb and sub-unit fragment impurities can only be achieved by increasing the column length, e.g., by applying recycling chromatography at acceptable pressures.
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- Fabrice Gritti
- Waters Corporation, Instrument/Core Research/Fundamental, Milford, MA, 01757, USA.
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Gritti F, David M, Brothy P, Lewis MR. Model of retention time and density of gradient peak capacity for improved LC-MS method optimization: Application to metabolomics. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1197:339492. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[Research advances in nano liquid chromatography instrumentation]. Se Pu 2021; 39:1065-1076. [PMID: 34505428 PMCID: PMC9404240 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1123.2021.06017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
小型化是液相色谱分离技术发展的重要趋势之一,包括仪器外形尺寸的小型化、分离材料粒径的小型化以及色谱柱内径的小型化。色谱柱内径的减小能够降低样品和流动相的消耗,具有更高的质量灵敏度,特别适合用于复杂样品体系的分离分析。纳升液相色谱一般是指使用内径小于100 μm的毛细管色谱柱,流速范围在每分钟几十至几百纳升的色谱技术。由于流速很低,色谱柱体积很小,柱外效应显著,因此对色谱仪器系统各个模块的性能以及系统柱外效应的优化提出了较高的要求。纳升液相色谱的输液装置需要能够准确稳定地输送纳升级流速,具有梯度输液模式,且拥有一定的耐压能力,以适应不同规格的色谱柱类型;进样装置需要能够进行准确重复的进样过程,进样体积及进样方式适合毛细管色谱柱,同时不产生明显的柱外效应;检测装置需要具有较高的灵敏度,且具有较小的柱外扩散;管路与连接系统需要稳定、可靠、易操作,并能够最大限度地减小柱外体积,适配纳升级流速。鉴于目前大多数纳升液相色谱系统与质谱检测器联用,因而本文主要从输液装置、进样装置、管路与连接3个方面对相关技术领域的研究论文、技术专利以及仪器厂商的宣传文件等进行了检索与归纳,综述了这些模块的技术路线与研究进展,同时简要介绍光学吸收型检测装置的优化思路与研究进展,并对部分商品化的纳升液相色谱系统进行了对比。
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Gunnarson C, Lauer T, Willenbring H, Larson E, Dittmann M, Broeckhoven K, Stoll DR. Implications of dispersion in connecting capillaries for separation systems involving post-column flow splitting. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1639:461893. [PMID: 33524933 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.461893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is common practice in liquid chromatography to split the flow of the effluent exiting the analytical column into two or more parts, either to enable parallel detection (e.g., coupling the separation to two destructive detectors such as light scattering and mass spectrometry (MS)), or to accommodate flow rate limitations of a detector (e.g., electrospray ionization mass spectrometry). In these instances the user must make choices about split ratio and dimensions of connecting tubing that is used between the split point and the detector, however these details are frequently not mentioned in the literature, and rarely justified. In our own work we often split the effluent following the second dimension (2D) column in two-dimensional liquid chromatography systems coupled to MS detection, and we have frequently observed post 2D column peak broadening that is larger than we would expect to result from dispersion in the MS ionization source itself. For the present paper we describe a series of experiments aimed at understanding the impact of the split ratio and post-split connecting tubing dimensions on dispersion of peaks exiting an analytical column. We start with the simple idea - based on the principle of conservation of mass - that analyte peaks entering the split point are split into two parts such that the analyte mass (and thus peak volume) entering and exiting the split point is conserved, and directly related to the ratio of flow rates entering and exiting the split point. Measurements of peak width and variance after the split point show that this simple view of the splitting process - along with estimates of additional dispersion in the post-split tubing - is sufficient to predict peak variances at the detector with accuracy that is sufficient to guide experimental work (median error of about 10% over a wide range of conditions). We feel it is most impactful to recognize that flow splitting impacts apparent post-column dispersion not because anything unexpected happens in the splitting process, but because the split dramatically reduces the volume of the analyte peak, which then is more susceptible to dispersion in connecting tubing that would not cause significant dispersion under conditions where splitting is not implemented. These results will provide practitioners with a solid basis on which rational decisions about split ratios and dimensions of post-split tubing can be made.
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- Caden Gunnarson
- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA
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- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA
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- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA
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- Agilent Technologies, R&D and Marketing GmbH & Co KG, Hewlett-Packard-Straße 8, 76337 Waldbronn, Germany
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brussels, Belgium
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- Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Chemistry, St. Peter, MN, USA.
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Berger TA. Diffusion and Dispersion in Tubes in Supercritical Fluid Chromatography Using Sub-2 µm Packings. Chromatographia 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-020-03996-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gritti F, Gilar M, Hill J. Mismatch between sample diluent and eluent: Maintaining integrity of gradient peaks using in silico approaches. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1608:460414. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Kaplitz AS, Kresge GA, Selover B, Horvat L, Franklin EG, Godinho JM, Grinias KM, Foster SW, Davis JJ, Grinias JP. High-Throughput and Ultrafast Liquid Chromatography. Anal Chem 2019; 92:67-84. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b04713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Alexander S. Kaplitz
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Advanced Materials Technology, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware 19810, United States
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- Analytical Platforms & Platform Modernization, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, United States
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Gritti F, Tanaka N. Slow injector-to-column sample transport to maximize resolution in liquid chromatography: Theory versus practice. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1600:219-237. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gritti F, Gilar M. Impact of frit dispersion on gradient performance in high-throughput liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2019; 1591:110-119. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Semi-preparative high-resolution recycling liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1566:64-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Characterization of radial and axial heterogeneities of chromatographic columns by flow reversal. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1567:164-176. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In Silico investigation of a post liquid chromatographic membrane extractor. Talanta 2018; 185:557-567. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.03.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gritti F. A stochastic view on column efficiency. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1540:55-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Broeckhoven K, Vanderlinden K, Guillarme D, Desmet G. On-tubing fluorescence measurements of the band broadening of contemporary injectors in ultra-high performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1535:44-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gritti F, Cormier S. Performance optimization of ultra high-resolution recycling liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1532:74-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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On the relationship between radial structure heterogeneities and efficiency of chromatographic columns. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1533:112-126. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Impact of instrument and column parameters on high-throughput liquid chromatography performance. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1523:215-223. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Gritti F, Fogwill M. Speed-resolution advantage of turbulent supercritical fluid chromatography in open tubular columns: II – Theoretical and experimental evidences. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1501:142-150. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gritti F. Extension of Golay's plate height equation from laminar to turbulent flow I – Theory. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1492:129-135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gilar M, McDonald TS, Gritti F. Experimental evaluation of chromatographic performance of capillary and microfluidic columns with linear or curved channels. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1470:76-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gritti F, Fogwill M, Gilar M, Jarrell JA. Maximizing performance in supercritical fluid chromatography using low-density mobile phases. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1468:217-227. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wahab MF, Wimalasinghe RM, Wang Y, Barhate CL, Patel DC, Armstrong DW. Salient Sub-Second Separations. Anal Chem 2016; 88:8821-6. [PMID: 27529503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b02260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Sub-second liquid chromatography in very short packed beds is demonstrated as a broad proof of concept for chiral, achiral, and HILIC separations of biologically important molecules. Superficially porous particles (SPP, 2.7 μm) of different surface chemistries, namely, teicoplanin, cyclofructan, silica, and quinine, were packed in 0.5-cm-long columns for separating different classes of compounds. Several issues must be addressed to obtain the maximum performance of 0.5 cm columns with reduced plate heights of 2.6 to 3.0. Modified UHPLC hardware can be used to obtain sub-second separations provided extra-column dispersion is minimized and sufficient data acquisition rates are used. Further, hardware improvements will be needed to take full advantage of faster separations. The utility of power transform, which is already employed in certain chromatography detectors, is shown to be advantageous for sub-second chromatography. This approach could prove to be beneficial in fast screening and two-dimensional liquid chromatography.
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- M Farooq Wahab
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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Gritti F, Gilar M, Jarrell JA. Achieving quasi-adiabatic thermal environment to maximize resolution power in very high-pressure liquid chromatography: Theory, models, and experiments. J Chromatogr A 2016; 1444:86-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Measurement and Modeling of Extra-Column Effects Due to Injection and Connections in Capillary Liquid Chromatography. CHROMATOGRAPHY 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/chromatography2040669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gritti F, McDonald T, Gilar M. Impact of the column hardware volume on resolution in very high pressure liquid chromatography non-invasive investigations. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1420:54-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.09.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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