Future Needs of HPLC and UHPLC Column Technology.

In his final "Column Watch" instalment, Ron Majors looks into his crystal ball and discusses future needs in the areas of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultrahigh-pressure liquid chromatography (UHPLC) column technology and related instrumentation. He looks at where current technology may be heading and makes a prediction that monolith-based columns may still have a rightful place in the HPLC and UHPLC laboratory. This article concludes Majors' legendary tenure as a monthly columnist for LCGC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]