A Guide to Purchasing Used Chromatography Equipment

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LCGC North AmericaDecember 1999
Volume 17
Issue 12
Pages: 1113–1115

More researchers are discovering that buying used laboratory equipment can be an effective way to reduce costs. An excellent supply of high-quality, used chromatography equipment is available on the market as a result of mergers and consolidations in biotechnology companies and downsizing in the environmental industry.

Used and refurbished high performance liquid chromatography equipment can be a cost-effective alternative to new instrumentation, and today's market has an excellent supply of this equipment. This article provides a helpful guide to the process, factors to consider, and tips about equipment sources, including new Internet services.

LCGC 17(12), 1113–115 (1999).
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