I’d like to wish you a warm welcome to the first edition of Chromatography Today in 2015. The theme for this edition is “superficially porous particles – a market update”. This proved to be a very popular topic when we last discussed this in our May 2012 edition with notable contributions from James Heaton (University of the West of England) and Fabrice Gritti (University of Tennessee).
On this occasion we want to present articles which reflect the updates in the technology since that time. Many of the advancements in this field are being driven by the manufacturers, and appropriately we reflect this by including articles from a number of vendors covering areas such as sub 2 micron particles, alternative selectivity phases and high pH stable offerings – the latter in particular an area which chromatographers have been eagerly awaiting for some time. We’re currently evaluating this technology in my department and it’s certainly looking an impressive addition to our chromatography toolbox, so I hope you enjoy the articles in this edition and can apply this latest information in your work too.