"Reviewer praise for previous volumes in the series. . . . . .the articles are of high scientific standard, up to date, very well written, and interesting to read. "---Journal of Chromatography". . .a valuable contribution to the chromatography literature. . .belongs in every library used by chromatographers."---Liquid Chromatography"The contributors are well known for their expertise in their chosen areas. . ..thoroughly recommend[ed]. . .as very worthwhile additions to anyone's personal library of books on separation science."---Chromatographia". . .maintains the high quality that chromatographers have come to expect from this valuable series."---Journal of Pharmaceutical Science

• Fundamental interpretation of the peak profiles in linear reversed-phase liquid chromatography; dispersion in micellar chromatography; in search of chromatographic model for biopartitioning; advances in physicochemical measurements using inverse gas chromatography; fundamental aspects of aerosol-based light scattering detectors for separations; new developments in liquid chromatographic stationary phases; non silica-based supports in liquid chromatography of bioactive compounds; overview of the surface modification techniques for the capillary electrophoresis of proteins; continuous bed for conventional column and capillary column chromatography; countercurrent chromatography - fundmentally a preparative tool; analysis of oligonucleotides by ESI-MS; determination of herbicides in water using HPLC-MS techniques; the effect of adsorption phenomena on retention values in capillary gas-liquid chromatography.