Chromolith® HPLC Columns |
Cost Savings
Compared to conventional particulate columns, Merck's Chromolith® monolithic silica HPLC columns enable increased sample throughput and much faster analyses. Typically, the cost per analysis is at least halved, compensating for the expense of method revalidation within just one month.
Typical Savings Using Chromolith® HPLC Columns
| One hour HPLC lab time Average for the USA |
Costs $100 | per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Revalidating one HPLC method Requires three weeks lab time |
Costs $12,000 | per revalidation |
| Chromolith® HPLC method: 1 day Cuts analysis time by 50%, saving 4 hours per day |
Saves $400 | per day |
| Chromolith® HPLC method: 30 days | Total savings $12,000 | after 30 days (revalidation is compensated for) |
| Chromolith® HPLC method: 1 year | Total savings $80,000 | after 1 year (assuming only 200 days) |
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