•Changes in Retention/Resolution Method Development
How Columns are Manufactured
•
1)
A
"BATCH"
•
First Silica then Bonding
(Determines retention/selectivity/resolution)
Approve
Approve
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•
2)
2)
Pack Columns,
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3)
•
Note:
A BATCH* may be used to make many different
LOT #'s, and many thousands of columns
Approve and Ship
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4)
•*
Note: Some column manufacturers buy packings and only pack columns
•They may have little if any control over chromatographic performance.
of Packing Material (particle) is prepared
"Chromatography"
"Chromatography"
LOT # /
LOT #
(Ligand/Endcapping)
Test for efficiency/back pressure
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