Chromatography Instrumentation Market Trends

Growth Drivers

Growing Awareness for Hyphenated Analytical Techniques to Expand the Growth of the Market - Hyphenated analytical technique is referred to the combination of spectral methods and chromatography. The process involves the separation of the molecules using chromatographic separation methods, followed by the peak identification of the separated molecules with spectrophotometers, a device that combines UV with mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), or infrared (IR). Hyphenated chromatography techniques aid researchers to exploit the advantages of both the laboratory techniques in a single time and thereafter solve complex analytical problems. Liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance (LC-NMR), liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) among others are some of the most commonly used hyphenated chromatography techniques around the globe.

Hyphenated chromatography techniques also provide numerous benefits, which include less analytical time, enhanced selectivity, capable of automated processes, and others. The technique is also used widely in food testing, clinical screening, forensic investigations, and others, apart from its applications in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Such factors are therefore anticipated to drive the growth of the chromatography instrumentation market in the coming years.

Challenges

High Cost of Chromatography Instruments and Presence of Alternatives to Hamper the Market Growth - Despite the increasing awareness for HPLC and hyphenated chromatography analytical techniques, the presence of numerous alternatives to chromatography, such as high-resolution ultrafiltration, capillary electrophoresis, charged ultra-filtration membranes, crystallization, and others, is anticipated to hamper the market growth. Moreover, the high cost of chromatography instrumentation, which raises the overall cost of the research process, is further projected to lower the growth of the global chromatography instrumentation market during the forecast period.