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Introducing Analyse This
Stretching training budgets
Accuracy explained
HPLC column fittings tips
Free abbreviations poster
New HPLC book
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Welcome to this first edition of Analyse This. In it you will find information on how to make your training budget go further, some tips on fitting HPLC columns and a review of that tricky validation parameter, accuracy. There is also some wisdom from Lab tech Guy about the great acetonitrile shortage, and a free poster listing common abbreviations.
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April 2009
Introducing 'Analyse This'
A learning resource for all scientists working in pharmaceutical analysis, whether you are just starting out or looking for helpful resources to train others. Guest contributions are welcome and you could win an iPod Shuffle. Click here to find out more about Analyse This.
5 Ways to stretch your 'credit-crunched' training budget
The training budget is one of the first casualties of the cost-cutting exercises required in a recession. The leading article in this issue of Analyse This is an investigation into the different methods of training commonly used for pharmaceutical analysis techniques, and suggests 5 ways that you can make your training budget go further. Read more
The truth about accuracy in analytical method validation
What's the difference between accuracy and trueness? And where does precision come into it? The validation of analytical methods is a key requirement for drug analysis. This article is a refresher on the theory of these related validation parameters. Read more
HPLC column fittings and seating depths
This article contains useful advice on the differences between common fittings used to connect a column to a HPLC system. Do you use columns which have different seating depths? If so, you need to make sure that changing over doesn’t affect your chromatography. Read more
This handy little freebie from MTS lists the abbreviations commonly used when performing HPLC to analyse pharmaceuticals. It will help you to understand conversations in a world where people routinely talk using letters instead of words. Read more
New Book on HPLC for pharmaceutical analyis
MTS has just published An Introduction to HPLC for Pharmaceutical Analysis. This book is aimed at those who are new to HPLC, it provides an invaluable guide to how HPLC is actually used when analysing pharmaceuticals and is full of practical advice on the operation of HPLC systems. Read more
If you don't know that there is currently a worldwide shortage of acetonitrile, where have you been? Lab Tech Guy considers some of the issues surrounding the problem. Read more
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