Ultra high performance liquid chromatography cuts run times by 50

Run times using ultra high performance liquid chromatography can be 50 times shorter than with regular liquid chromatography, Broughton Laboratories asserts.

The pharmaceutical regulatory, post-registration and pre-release testing laboratory has invested in an ultra high performance liquid chromatography system to further enhance its service to clients.

With higher pressures and reduced particle size, separation is improved and run times cut, sometimes to just two per cent of their previous duration.

"As you can imagine, having a method that requires a run time of 50 minutes being reduced to 60 seconds is a very attractive proposition to many businesses," the organisation states.

However, it is not only time that is saved as a result of the move towards ultra high performance liquid chromatography.

Fewer reagents are required, with lower consumption of resources and an increase in the total number of samples that can be analysed, cutting time and cost, and raising turnover of analytical samples.