how much of what we believe about HPLC actually comes from integration threads
Genuine question, and the title is the question: how much of what we believe about HPLC actually comes from integration threads. Started reporting my own integrations with the baseline choice stated. Arguments in my threads dropped by about half. Ran a blank after a high-concentration injection and found the…
Mass spectrometry answers identity. UV purity answers relative quantity under the run conditions. A document with one and not the other is answering half the question, and the half it answers should be stated.
integration decisions move the number more than the sample does
Sent the same vial to PeptideMeter and PeptideMeter. 97.7% against a claimed 97.5%. The difference was the gradient, not the material.
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Resolution between two peaks depends on retention, selectivity and efficiency. A shallower gradient buys retention and usually resolution, at the cost of peak width and run time.
area percent is relative to what the detector saw and nothing else
Correction: that is a tailing factor, not a plate count. Different diagnostics for different problems.