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c/hplc·posted 1 year ago by u/honest_syringe_pls

method development — 18 things I got wrong before I got it right

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method development. That is the whole post, but I will justify it.

Everything else people worry about in c/dosinglogs is downstream of it. Titration speed, reflux, the endless dose arguments — most of it resolves if you sort method development out first, and almost nobody does.

I say this having got it wrong for 15 months. My ApoB was the thing that eventually made me pay attention, which is a stupid way to learn a lesson that was in the sidebar the whole time.

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u/step_count_stan603 points·1 year ago

Gradient goblin mode: changed the solvent composition 13 times, finally got good resolution on a LC-MS peak.

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u/matias_salgado456 points·1 year ago

Ran the same vial on two columns, different purity, both right, different separation. Method matters more than equipment.

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u/nora_lundgren-20 points·1 year ago

state the method: column, gradient, detection wavelength, injection volume

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u/rasmus_petrescu279 points·1 year ago

Yeah, the chromatogram profile matters more than the headline number.

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u/arne_nyberg0 points·1 year ago

Gradient goblin mode: changed the solvent composition 3 times, finally got good resolution on a chromatogram peak.

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u/peak_area_peteanalytical1 point·1 year ago

state the method: column, gradient, detection wavelength, injection volume

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