Book excerpt: Multidimensional Liquid Chromatography (MDLC) is a very powerful separation technique for analyzing exceptionally complex samples in one step. This authoritative reference presents a number of recent contributions that help define the current art and science of MDLC. Topics covered include instrumentation, theory, methods development, and applications of MDLC in the life sciences and in industrial chemistry. With the information to help you perform very difficult separations of complex samples, this reference includes chapters contributed by leading experts or teams of experts.