High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), previously known as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is an analytical testing instrument employed to separate, identify, and quantify each component comprising a formulation. It is currently employed in many applications to test raw and finished products in various industrial and commercial companies. Among the more prominent ones are the medical and pharmaceutical industries.
Advantages of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
The use of HPLC in diverse applications has its advantages. Among the top five are
1. Accuracy and Preciseness: The results deliver highly accurate results regarding both the identification and quantification of chemical constituents.
2. Ease of Use: The instrumentation is easy to employ. Automation can further decrease the level of difficulty
3. Efficiency: HPLC rates very high in the efficiency of its performance and results
4. Speed: HPLC is one of the fastest chromatographical devices currently available. In fact, it is also referred to as high-speed liquid chromatography (HSLP). It accomplishes its requirements with speed but without losing preciseness
5. Versatility: The testing is easily modified to me the level of quantification required for the testing of either raw or finished products. The actual equipment is also adaptable in size for specific demands of the laboratory
It achieves all this while demanding only a small sample of the product – raw or finished. Moreover, for those with limited space, HPLC equipment occupies a smaller footprint. This is particularly valid when compared to such alternative methods as gas chromatographs.
Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
If you decide to employ (HPLC) in a lab setting, consider the precise instrumentation provided by Trinity Biotech. Its devices are more than capable of helping to achieve the desired results. When everything is considered, employing HPLC will improve the overall productivity of a laboratory in solving and/or preventing the recall of a company’s products. This characteristic is easily enhanced when utilised with other analytical methods and tools. As a result, by employing complementary instrumentation, a laboratory can improve personal productivity and improve overall turn-over time.
