Managing Laboratory Inventory (Consumables).

An adequately stocked consumables inventory is essential for the smooth operation of any research laboratory. Someone in the lab needs to take on the task of the regular trips to the lab store to replenish a trolley-load of consumables, lest face the wrath of fellow lab users. In academic research labs, there is usually a […]

HPLC Calibration Curve and Data Analysis.

One common analysis a chemist does in a laboratory is the use of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to determine the concentration of a particular analyte. After the method development is complete, a typical workflow for sample analysis is as follows:i) Measurement of the peak areas of various known concentration of the calibration standard.ii) Plot […]