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|Articles|August 6, 2010
UV–vis
Joining us for this discussion are Jeff Comerford of Agilent Technologies; Richard Larsen of JASCO; and Alan Marks of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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UV-vis is an ubiquitous, workhorse technique that is critical to spectroscopic research, and its value and importance are increasing as demand for higher throughput and productivity grows. Joining us for this discussion are Jeff Comerford of Agilent Technologies; Richard Larsen of JASCO; and Alan Marks of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
UV–vis is generally considered a mature technology. In what area is it possible that we will see new developments and advancements?
Comerford:Over recent years, developments have been made in analyzing small liquid volumes, e.g.
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