Description

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is a common method for analyzing substances and is used by researchers to measure the amount of caffeine in coffee, for example, or the level of penicillin in a blood sample. The process involves separating a substance into its individual components and then examining the result.

About the Author

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Lloyd R. Snyder, PHD, is a Principal at LC Resources in Walnut Creek, California. He is the author or coauthor of several books including An Introduction to Separation Science, Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography, Second Edition, and the bestselling Practical HPLC Method Development, Second Edition, all published by Wiley. Joseph J. Kirkland, PhD, is Vice President of Research and Development for Advanced Materials Technology, Inc., and coauthor of Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography, Second Edition, Practical HPLC Method Development, Second Edition, and Modern Size-Exclusion Liquid Chromatography, Second Edition, all published by Wiley. Joseph L. Glajch is the author of Practical HPLC Method Development, Second Edition, published by Wiley.