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Te system is equipped with two pumps, each with a quaternary valve, which allows analysts to run binary gradients with 16 different solvent pairs.
When combined with a robust high-pressure resistant column selection valve, which holds up to six conventional or UHPLC columns, the Nexera Method Scouting System can investigate up to 96 unique separation conditions per sample.
Ultra-high speed A transfer programme allows ultra-high-speed conditions to be transferred to conventional conditions, making the system suitable for both R&D and QA/ QC applications.
Dedicated Method Scouting Solution software employs a graphical user interface and automated controls for simple creation of a scouting batch. It performs mobile phase purging and equilibration automatically for fast mobile phase switching and reliable data acquisition. In addition, scouting schemes can be prioritised based on laboratory policy.
Te system automatically calculates the required amount of each mobile phase to avoid shortages, and automatically controls upper pressure limits to eliminate column degradation during testing.
In addition, it provides estimated completion times, allowing operators to conduct testing according to their work schedules.
Meanwhile Knauer launched its new AZURA Analytical HPLC systems at Analytical 2014 in April. Tey are designed to provide versatile and reliable liquid chromatography solutions for high performance in routine analysis (Fig. 1).
KNAUER points out the wide application range of these instruments which can also be used for purification tasks at flow rates up to 50 ml/min.
Te modern pump technology with features such as a pulsation compensated drive, selectable constant flow/constant pressure modes, and different gradient options provides very precise eluent supply for demanding HPLC applications.
With an optimised flow path and a maximum pressure of 700 bar, the AZURA Analytical HPLC systems are said to be ideally suited for high-resolution separations, for example with modern core-shell columns.
Automatic piston seal flushing and RFID pump head recognition are convenient and useful features, as are leak detection, and tubing guides.
Te AZURA detection systems include the very sensitive diode array detector DAD 6.1L. A specialty of KNAUER are the fibre optic versions of flow cells, which allow remote measurements in environments where operating a UV/Vis detector is otherwise impossible.
Te energy-efficient AZURA systems can be controlled by the software packages OpenLAB CDS EZChrom Edition and ClarityChrom.
Te instruments can also be equipped with an optional control unit for stand-alone operation.
Innovation award In a separate development, KNAUER’s Contichrom System has won a top German innovation award.
Te Contichrom System is able to separate biomolecules such as therapeutic proteins in a much higher yield and purity than traditional liquid chromatography.
Te system recycles impure fractions that would otherwise be discarded until all desired components are isolated, increasing their yield by 50 per cent.
Due to this automated process, the operator saves time and
SPP core-shell technology evolves Restek S
uperficially porous particles – commonly referred to as SPP or core-shell particles – have been proven to provide fast
separations without the need for expensive ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) instruments, thereby increasing sample throughput without capital investment. These particles feature a solid, impermeable
core enveloped by a thin, porous layer of silica that decreases the diffusion path and reduces peak dispersion. As a result, they offer significantly higher
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efficiency than traditional fully porous particles of similar dimensions – often rivalling the efficiency of smaller particles. Now Restek says SPP core-shell technology has
evolved with the introduction of its Raptor LC columns. Although column efficiency, which is boosted with superficially porous particles, considerably accelerates analysis time, it has little effect on resolution. Selectivity, on the other hand, has a substantial impact on resolution, but shows minimal improvement in analysis times. New Raptor LC columns bond rugged
2.7 μm superficially porous particles with Restek’s ultra selective liquid chromatography (USLC) phases to offer chromatographers the best of both worlds. By being the first to combine the speed of SPP
with the resolution of highly selective USLC technology, Restek says its Raptor LC columns provide the practicing analyst with the most powerful tools available for fast and efficient method development. It also says that Raptor LC columns are backed by the manufacturing and quality systems that the company is well known for – along with its high standards of service.
significantly reduces solvent consumption.
Users can choose between five different modes of liquid chromatography – and so can select the best process for any separation.
Glycan analysis Finally, Termo Fisher Scientific has introduced a new HPLC and UHPLC column, GlycanPac AXR-1, for glycan analysis. It offers high-resolution separations based on charge, isomerism, and size and are designed to facilitate high resolution glycan profile characterisation and quantification.
“Until now, glycans isomers could not be separated by conventional HPLC,” said Ilze Birznieks, product marketing manager for biocolumns at Termo Fisher. “Tis new column helps users achieve greater resolution of glycans using HPLC, providing easier profile characterisation. Tis is useful for characterising glycans from monoclonal antibodies being developed for therapeutics.”
Te GlycanPac AXR-1 columns are designed for excellent resolution of labelled and unlabelled glycans, and are compatible with fluorescence and mass spectrometry detection methods.
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