8 June 2016 Issue

Look inside for practical advice on separation science and thought–provoking commentary.

ISC 2016 Preview

A preview of the upcoming 31st International Symposium on Chromatography (ISC 2016), which is due to be held 28 August–1 September at University College Cork, Ireland.

The evolution of chromatography

Leon Blumberg has been at the cutting edge of chromatography since the late 1980s. The Column spoke to him about his contribution to the past, present, and future of chromatography.

Branching is one of the parameters chemists can adjust to produce polymer materials with optimized physical properties. Chromatography and advanced detection can help to characterize branched molecules. This instalment of Tips & Tricks explains more.

Trends in separation science: Part 4

This is the final instalment in a series of four articles exploring topics that will be addressed at the HPLC 2016 conference in San Francisco, USA, from 19–24 June 2016.

UHPLC analysis of vanilla flavouring

A simple, rapid, and robust ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of natural and artificial vanilla flavouring substances as well as some precursors has been developed using an automated method scouting or method optimization workflow.

News update

The latest company news, peaks of the week, and news in brief are featured in this issue.