ch. 1. Understanding the retention mechanism in reversed-phase liquid chromatography : insights from molecular simulation / Jake L. Rafferty, J. Ilja Siepmann, and Mark R. Schure -- ch. 2. Thermodynamic modeling of chromatographic separation / Jr̜gen M. Mollerup ... [et al.] -- ch. 3. Ultra-performance liquid chromatography technology and applications / Uwe D. Neue ... [et al.] -- ch. 4. Biointeraction affinity chromatography : general principles and recent developments / John E. Schiel, K.S. Joseph and David S. Hage -- ch. 5. Characterization of stationary phases in supercritical fluid chromatography with the solvation parameter model / Caroline West and Eric Lesellier -- ch. 6. Silica hydride : chemistry and applications / Joseph J. Pesek and Maria T. Matyska -- ch. 7. Multidimensional gas chromatography / Peter Quinto Tranchida, Danilo Sciarrone, and Luigi Mondello -- ch. 8. Sample preparation for chromatographic analysis of environmental samples / Tuulia Hyt̲ylĩnen -- ch. 9. Sample preparation for gas chromatography using solid-phase microextraction with derivatization / Nicholas H. Snow.