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HPLC is a form of liquid chromatography used to separate
compounds that are dissolved in solution.
HPLC is characterized by the use of high pressure to push a mobile
phase solution through a column of stationary phase allowing
separation of complex mixtures with high resolution.
HPLC instruments consist of a reservoir of mobile phase, a pump, an
injector, a separation column, and a detector.
Compounds are separated by injecting a sample mixture onto the
column.
The different component in the mixture pass through the column at
differentiates due to differences in their partition behavior between the mobile
phase and the stationary phase.
The mobile phase must be degassed to eliminate the formation of air
bubbles.
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4. PRINCIPLE
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The principle of separation in normal phase mode and reverse
phase mode is adsorption.
When a mixture of components are introduced into a HPLC
column, they travel according to their relative affinities towards
the stationary phase.
The component which has more affinity towards the adsorbent,
travels slower.
The component which has less affinity towards the stationary
phase travels faster. Since no 2 components have the same affinity
towards the stationary phase, the components are separated.
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10. APPLICATIONS:
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HPLC is one of the most
widely applied analytical separation
techniques.
In Pharmaceutical:
• Tablet dissolution of pharmaceutical
dosages.
• Shelf life determinations of pharmaceutical
products.
• Identification of counterfeit drug products.
• Pharmaceutical quality control.
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11. • Quantitative analysis
The measurement of the amount of a
compound in a sample (concentration);
• Preparation of Pure Compounds
a pure substance can be prepared for later use
(e.g. organic synthesis, clinical studies,
toxicology studies, etc.).
This methodology is called
preparative chromatography
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