HILIC; chromatography; polar compounds; vitamins

Why HILIC is what your polar compounds need for purification

Bart explains how HILIC works and why it is a suitable method for separating polar substances →

lab safety; rotary evaporation; lab evaporation

Four rotary evaporation tricks to keep your safety standards high!

Bart highlights the importance of plastic-coated glassware, secondary condensers, splash shields and level sensors for safety during rotary evaporation →

spray drying; freeze drying; lyophilization; proteins; peptides; bioactives

Episode 100: An investigation into freeze-drying and spray-drying effects on peptides

Bart reviews a paper on effects of freeze drying vs. spray drying on bioactives →

rotary evaporator; freeze drying; lyophilization; sample preparation

How to use your rotary evaporator for freeze-drying sample preparation

Bart guides you through using a Dewar accessory on a rotary evaporator for lyophilization sample prep →

solvent flow; flash chromatography; preparative chromatography; HPLC

Don’t mess with my flow! How to solve three common solvent flow problems in chromatography

Bart helps diagnose and cure solvent flow problems →

spray drying and freeze drying; overview; benefits; limitations; drying; formulation; lyophilization

Watering your knowledge on spray drying and freeze drying

Bart offers a general overview and comparison of spray drying and freeze drying →

open column chromatography; prep HPLC; preparative chromatography, adsorption chromatography

Flash chromatography vs prep HPLC: you want speed or precision?

Bart compares open column chromatography, flash chromatography and prep HPLC →

rotary evaporation accessories; glassware accessories; rotavapor

Five glassware accessories that those doing rotary evaporation swear by

Bart discusses the importance of five glassware accessories in rotary evaporation →

chromatography detection methods; UV; ELSD; fluorescence detection; RI detection; MS detection

Are compounds in your sample ghosting your chromatography detection method?

Bart gives an overview of theory, benefits and limitations of five common detection methods in chromatography →

chromatography; freeze drying; lyophilization; prep HPLC; flash chromatography; rotary evaporation; lab evaporation; science blog

Super special edition: Interview with Bart for blog’s 4th birthday!

Bart participates in a personal Q&A offering insights into his life and his science interests →

evaporation; lab evaporation; rotary evaporation, parallel evaporation; industrial evaporation; glass oven; distillation

Who is your favorite member of the rotary evaporation family?

Bart matches industrial, parallel and lab evaporators to their most suitable applications →