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The Q-Tof micro™ is a high resolution oa-TOF mass spectrometer that provides automated exact mass measurements in an easy-to-use benchtop instrument. It also features a quadrupole mass filter and collision cell for MS/MS analyses, making for a powerful combination that delivers simple exact mass measurement of fragment ions to yield increased confidence in structural elucidation and databank search results. The high-quality da…

The Breeze™ 2 HPLC System delivers technology and performance in an affordable, compact, and user-friendly system platform. Complete with software, pump, detector and injector, the system comes pre-configured for different levels of HPLC operational needs. From teaching purposes to daily analytical work, the Breeze 2 HPLC System integrates simplicity, sensitivity, accuracy, and reliability. It is ideal for any organization see…

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The 2489 UV/Visible Detector is a versatile, dual-wavelength absorbance detector for HPLC. This detector offers the high sensitivity required for routine UV-based applications to low-level impurity identification and quantitative analysis. The 2489 UV/Visible detector’s extended linear range of 2.5 AU makes for easy quantitation of both major and minor components in the same run. You can also simultaneously monitor absorbance…

The 2998 Photodiode Array (PDA) Detector offers advanced optical detection for Waters analytical HPLC, preparative HPLC, or LC/MS system solutions. Providing unprecedented trace impurity detection and quantitation, the 2998 PDA Detector’s integrated software and optics innovations deliver high chromatographic and spectral sensitivity. Enhanced software control provides flexibility for simultaneous 2D and 3D operation with eith…

Introducing Waters ACQUITY CSH and XSelect Columns - Powered by CSH Technology Waters patent-pending, Charged Surface Hybrid (CSH™) Technology powers the new Waters ACQUITY CSH and XSelect Column families.CSH Technology columns offer separation scientists a wider range of selectivities and greater performance in LC/MS-compatible mobile phases. Waters CSH Technology empowers UPLCand HPLC systems to provide separations with:Wide…

The Empower Chromatography Data System is Waters’ compliance-ready chromatography data software (CDS) for advanced data acquisition, processing, and reporting that simplifies the management of chromatography test results.

Identify over 70 medically important, oxidase-negative, gram-negative bacilli in just four hours using the Thermo Scientific™ RapID™ ONE System, an identification system based on enzyme technology.   The RapID ONE System is a qualitative micromethod employing conventional and chromogenic substrates for the identification of medically important Enterobacteriaceae and other selected oxidase-negative, Gram-negative bacilli is…

Rtx®-1 columns exhibit long lifetime and very low bleed at high operating temperatures. A proprietary synthesis process eliminates residual catalysts that could cause degradation and increase bleed. • General purpose columns for solvent impurities, PCB congeners (e.g. Aroclor mixes), simulated distillation, drugs of abuse, gases, natural gas odorants, sulfur compounds, essential oils, hydrocarbons, semivolatiles, pesticides,…

The Ultra line represents Restek’s broadest selection of stationary phases on a single silica support. Made of high-purity, type-B silica that minimizes activity and creates high-density bonding, these columns are designed for selective and reliable HPLC applications.The Ultra Aqueous C18 HPLC column provides reproducible retention times and can be used with highly aqueous mobile phases, which may eliminate the need for sample…

• Wide range of stationary phases offers orthogonal separations. • High thermal stability maximizes system ruggedness and sensitivity. • Unrivaled column inertness for accurate analysis of active compounds. • 0.15, 0.18, and 0.25 mm ID formats accommodate varying sample capacities, speeds, and detectors. • Secondary columns come in convenient 2 m lengths for economical method development. GCxGC is a powerful multidimensional G…

- Optimized column selectivities guarantee resolution of ethanol, internal standards, and frequently encountered interferences. - Robust and reproducible column chemistry ensures longer column lifetime and consistent results. - 2 minute analysis time increases lab productivity. - Stable to 260 °C Don’t forget: Blood alcohol analysis requires dual column confirmation when using GC/FID.

Properties: • Increased retention for dipolar, unsaturated, or conjugated solutes • Enhanced selectivity when used with methanolic mobile phase • Ideal for increasing sensitivity and selectivity in LC-MS analyses particle size: 3 μm or 5 μm, spherical pore size: 100 Å carbon load: 15% endcap: fully endcapped pH range: 2.5 to 8 temperature limit: 80 °C USP phase: L11 phase category: phenyl ligand type: unique Biphenyl

Rtx®-VMS Columns (fused silica) (proprietary Crossbond® phase) • Application-specific columns for volatile organic pollutants by GC-MS • Complete separation of U.S. EPA Method 8260B compounds in less than 10 minutes • Stable to 260 °C • No known equivalent phases

Developed specifically for using LC coupled with GC-FID to accurately determine hydrocarbons found in mineral oils, which can migrate from packaging into food. • 9-component mix contains non-interfering internal standards as well as both mineral oil saturated hydrocarbon (MOSH) and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbon (MOAH) markers to correctly cut fractions. • Certified reference material (CRM) manufactured and QC-tested in Re…

Stop spending your time and money developing LC-MS/MS multi-residue pesticide methods and mixing reference standards when you could be running samples. Restek’s trusted food safety experts have already done the work for you—with guaranteed accuracy and at a lower cost. Restek’s new certified reference materials (CRMs) for LC-MS/MS multi-residue pesticide analysis eliminate the need to source, purchase, and store individual ma…

The Rtx®-Volatile Amine column was designed specifically for analyzing volatile amines in difficult matrices, such as water. The unique base deactivation creates an exceptionally inert surface for these sensitive compounds, resulting in highly symmetrical peaks which allow low detection limits. The stable bonded phase yields a column that is not only retentive and highly selective for these compounds, but is also very robust…

A Restek® LC guard cartridge in an EXP® direct connect holder is the ultimate in column protection. To help protect your investment and further extend the life of our already-rugged LC columns, Restek offers the patent-pending guard column hardware developed by Optimize Technologies.Raptor™ EXP® Guard Column Cartridges Features: Free-Turn® architecture lets you change cartridges by hand without breaking inlet/outlet fluid…

Restek has raised the bar with a new high-temperature MXT®-Biodiesel TG column line to complement their fused silica column line for biodiesel analysis. These new MXT® -Biodiesel TG columns are stable to 430°C and offer unique retention gap options that minimize dead volume and leaks. Choose either a 0.32mm column factory-coupled to a 0.53mm retention gap, or select a single unit 0.53mm column featuring Integra-Gap™, a built-…

The Raptor™ ARC-18 column is made specifically for high-throughput, low–sample prep LC-MS/MS applications. A well-balanced retention profile offers better detection and integration of large, multiclass analyte lists, and steric protection helps this SPP column endure the harsh, low-pH mobile phases needed for mass spec without sacrificing retention or peak quality. Restek chemists became the first to combine the speed of supe…

Diluted and DEA-exempt—no need to purchase costly neat materials or make your own standards. Pair with Restek's THC standards to analyze both neutrals and acids in cannabis products by LC. A must for accurate quantification in medical cannabis potency testing and strain ID. Acetonitrile solvent helps maintain stability by preventing methylation of the carboxylic acid group on the molecule. Certified reference materia…

The Rxi®-PAH GC columns were designed by Restek with a higher phenyl-content stationary phase that provides unique selectivity to separate important polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) for food safety that cannot be distinguished by mass spectrometry. Even difficult priority compounds, such as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) PAH4, are easily separated and accurately quantified, results that cannot be achieved on…

Improved resolution and faster analyses, compared to 1701 or phenyl phases, make these the pesticide columns of choice. Rtx®-CLPesticides columns are specially designed to overcome the coelutions and analyte breakdown typically encountered in chlorinated pesticide analyses for EPA Methods 8081, 608, and CLP. By achieving baseline resolution of the 20 target analytes, more accurate qualitative data can be obtained, providing r…

Restek chemists became the first to combine the speed of superficially porous particles (also known as SPP or “core-shell” particles) with the resolution of highly selective USLC® technology. This new breed of chromatographic column allows you to more easily achieve peak separation and faster analysis times without expensive UHPLC instrumentation. Every LC lab has a cache of C18s, but every C18 is not created equal. Because t…