Trazodone is a drug compound that was initially designed to treat depression and anxiety disorders but has also become widely used as a sleep aid. Because of its increasing popularity, we thought we would test it in our Lucidity LC-UV. It’s typically found in pill form in 25mg to 100mg pills. We got our hands…
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HPLC columns are the crux of a good separation and as we all learned, the smaller the particle size, the higher the efficiency of the column, and the better resolution you will get. This better resolution leads to more peaks being separated out or even close eluting peaks to be baseline resolved. With smaller particle…
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Implementing HPLC has never been simpler. Whether you have never used HPLC before or whether you are an experienced operator, the Lucidity LC-UV gives you access to this extremely powerful analytical technique to improve your understanding of the chemical composition of the materials and processes you are analyzing. Learn more HERE And reach out to…
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There’s nothing more frustrating that not being able to remember how to do something in a certain software or being uncertain of how a certain feature works. And in a world where we are constantly having to use software and constantly having to learn new software, it’s imperative that software be easy to use and…
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Awhile back, I was involved in a multi car accident, where I was sandwiched in the middle. My car and I both took a beating. This accident left me with major wrist pain to the point that I couldn’t shake a separatory funnel without extreme pain and weakness. For this pain I was prescribed Acetaminophen,…
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In a lot of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical environments in particular, there is a need to be “CFR compliant”, which usually refers to being in compliance with 21 CFR Part 11. Some organizations have this need and others don’t. For the ones that do, we are happy to let you know that our systems can now…
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We recently analyzed hemp oil extracted from hemp from a hemp grower. We first diluted approximately 0.1g of the viscous oil in 40mL of acetonitrile then put a portion of this diluted sample into a sample vial and placed it in the miniLC. We ran our standard cannabinoid method that had been calibrated using a…
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