In chromatography, retention time (RT) is the interval
between the injection of a sample and the detection of substances in that
sample. It’s the time required for the solute to pass through a chromatographic
column. It is the time that elapses
after an injection of the sample for the analyte peak to reach the detector.
Retention time in chromatography, a highly accurate laboratory drug testing method, is exercised in function of the molecular characteristics of each compound. Retention time includes the Downtime and Adjusted Retention Time. The first is the same for all analytes in a given chromatographic system and the second is the time actually spent on the retention of a solute by a stationary phase. This is part of the internal process in laboratory drug testing using chromatography.
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