Chemical technology in action

HPLC stands for High Performance Liquid Chromatography. This technique is used for both preparative and analytical separations. In biochemical research, HPLC is especially useful for preparing and analyzing substances with …

Anyone working with polymers and their properties should know something about what is known as the molecular weight distribution. What it is, how it can be determined using gel permeation …

Anyone who has spent a longer period of time being treated in a hospital has most likely come into contact with the Luer/Lock system – for example during an infusion …

If you need to insulate a damaged cable or install new wiring, it’s always a good idea to have a few heat shrink tubes on hand. Thanks to their adaptable …

Prostheses, implants and suture materials all have one requirement in common: they should cause as little adverse effect as possible on the surrounding tissue and on the human body as …

Any substance that is not a pure substance is a mixture of substances. Since very few of the things that surround us are pure substances, the separation of mixtures is …

Sintering is a manufacturing process that has been known and widely used for a very long time. The production of ceramics – such as firing kaolin or shaping clay into …

The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is the United States’ federal authority responsible for overseeing the safety of all goods sold within the USA. This oversight includes not just …