High Performance Liquid universal nature

Detectors for HPLC must have low dead volume to minimize extra-column band broadening. The detector should be small and compatible with liquid flow. No highly sensitive, universal detector system, such as those for gas chromatography, is available for high-performance liquid chromatography. Thus, the detector used will depend on the nature of the sample. Table 32-1 lists some of the common detectors and their properties. 

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