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The Role of Chromatography in Cannabis Testing

Posted by Chrom Tech on 15th Oct 2025

The Role of Chromatography in Cannabis Testing

The use of cannabis in the United States continues to expand as more states legalize both medical and recreational consumption. With this growth, regulatory agencies have implemented mandatory testin …

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Offline vs. Online Degassing of HPLC Solvents

Posted by Chrom Tech on 15th Oct 2025

Offline vs. Online Degassing of HPLC Solvents

Gas bubbles and outgassing can significantly affect HPLC performance. Outgassing occurs when the dissolved gas concentration exceeds the solvent’s absorption capacity. Variables such as tempera …

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How To Make an HPLC Connection With PEEK Tubing

Posted by Chrom Tech on 15th Oct 2025

How To Make an HPLC Connection With PEEK Tubing

Making an HPLC Connection With PEEK Tubing Creating a proper HPLC connection is essential for ensuring leak-free performance and consistent chromatographic results. With PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) t …

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Inline Filters vs. Guard Columns for HPLC

Posted by Chrom Tech on 15th Oct 2025

Inline Filters vs. Guard Columns for HPLC

Protecting Your HPLC Columns: The Role of Filters and Guard Columns In high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), filters such as inline filters, pre-column filters, and guard columns play an ess …

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How Do You Dispose of HPLC Waste?

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

How Do You Dispose of HPLC Waste?

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is an essential analytical technique used across industries to separate complex mixtures into individual components. Whether quantifying unknown analytes …

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How to Connect a Syringe to HPLC Tubing

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

How to Connect a Syringe to HPLC Tubing

In chromatography and LC applications, connecting a syringe to your pump for priming or maintenance is a common and essential task. Many labs have improvised solutions for this connection, but Chrom …

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Revisiting ‘The Big Pain’

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

Revisiting ‘The Big Pain’

During the pandemic, drug testing laboratories faced unprecedented strain as resources shifted toward COVID-19 testing. This caused other forms of testing—such as routine employee drug screenin …

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Safety Waste Compliance in One Easy Step

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

Safety Waste Compliance in One Easy Step

Improper waste collection and handling of hazardous materials can pose serious health and safety risks in any laboratory. While the days of disposing HPLC solvent waste down the drain are long gone, …

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What Sample Prep is Best for Vitamin D Analysis?

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

What Sample Prep is Best for Vitamin D Analysis?

With growing demand for sensitive and specific analytical techniques, laboratories are increasingly focusing on accurate low-level detection of endogenous vitamins and hormones in biological samples. …

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Should You Use a Glass Pre-Filter Syringe Filter?

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

Should You Use a Glass Pre-Filter Syringe Filter?

Proper sample filtration is a key step in chromatography that directly impacts both analytical accuracy and instrument performance. High-quality filtration ensures consistent, reliable results while …

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EHS Compliance: Safely Manage HPLC Solvent Waste

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

EHS Compliance: Safely Manage HPLC Solvent Waste

Many solvents and samples used in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) are flammable or hazardous. To protect your lab and personnel, proper HPLC solvent waste disposal is critical. Chrom Te …

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Should I Use a Guard Column

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

Should I Use a Guard Column

In any liquid chromatography (LC) system, the HPLC column is the heart of the separation process. It is here that analytes are isolated for both qualitative and quantitative analysis. While HPLC colu …

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Pore Size vs. Particle Size in HPLC Columns

Posted by Chrom Tech on 14th Oct 2025

Pore Size vs. Particle Size in HPLC Columns

Selecting the right HPLC column is crucial for achieving precise, reproducible chromatographic results. Chemical factors such as stationary phase type and pore size influence selectivity and retent …

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