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OEM Filter Design Considerations

Byron Druss: Oct 1, 2025 3:31:08 PM

After interviewing Bailey Rau, Product Development and Manufacturing Engineer at ResinTech, about designing water filters we prioritize some...

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Examples of several ResinTech filters of varying sizes

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The Diameter-Length Tradeoffs of Filter Design

Byron Druss and Bailey Rau: Sep 18, 2025 9:27:02 AM

If you're working with ion exchange resin filters, you've probably wrestled with the age-old question: should I go wider or longer? I've seen...

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Ultrapure Water Standards: The Foundation of Reliable Lab Results

Byron Druss: Sep 5, 2025 4:21:35 PM

Ultrapure lab water (UPW) is like a lab's clean room, but in liquid form. At 18 MΩ-cm resistivity, Type I water isn't just "really clean"—it's so...

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Clinical trial, using HPLC. The image depicts a lab setting involved in clinical research or drug development, specifically showing a person handling samples in vials, possibly as part of a liquid chromatography process. Samples were prepared using Type 1 ultrapure water

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LC-MS Water Contamination: The Hidden Threat to Your Analytical Results

Byron Druss: Jul 14, 2025 12:12:58 PM

Your LC-MS system is calibrated perfectly between your set up and check standards. Your columns are fresh. You are running validated methods. Yet...

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Researcher working with chemical samples in laboratory with HPLC system and chromatography equipment using Type 1 ultrapure water as part of the research

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How Ultrapure Water Eliminates Ghost Peaks in Analytical Chemistry

Byron Druss: Jul 14, 2025 12:12:57 PM

The Hidden Enemy in Your Chromatograms Ghost peaks are the analytical chemist's nightmare. They appear where they shouldn't. They make your data...

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