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Reversed-Phase HPLC

Meaning

Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) is a sophisticated analytical chemistry technique employed to meticulously separate, identify, and quantify the components within a complex mixture, such as various steroid hormones or their urinary metabolites in a biological sample. This method utilizes a nonpolar stationary phase and a polar mobile phase, separating analytes based on their differential affinity for the stationary phase, which is primarily driven by their degree of hydrophobicity. It is a gold standard technique for achieving high-resolution and precise quantification in clinical diagnostics.