title: UHPLC: The Greening Face of Liquid Chromatography.
abstract: Pharmaceutical analysis based on chromatographic separation is an important part of studies aimed at developing routine quality analysis of drugs. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is one of the main analytical techniques recommended for drug analysis. Although it meets many criteria vital for analysis, it is time-consuming and uses a relatively high amount of organic solvents compared to other analytical techniques. Recently, Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) has been frequently proposed as an alternative to HPLC, which means introducing an environment-friendly approach to drug analysis achieved by reducing the consumption of solvents. It also offers greater chromatographic resolution and higher sensitivity as well as requiring less time due to faster analysis. This review focuses on the basics of UHPLC, compares that technique with HPLC and discusses the possibilities of applying UHPLC for the analysis of different pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Judyta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cielecka-Piontek
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zalewski
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jelińska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garbacki
keywords: Column liquid chromatography; Green approach; Pharmaceutical analysis; UHPLC