Separations Products & Reviews

Waters ACQUITY UPLC - Dramatic Improvements in Speed, Sensitivity and Resolution Whether you work in methods development or quality assurance, in drug discovery and development or testing for safety in food supplies, you seek a productivity edge. With the ACQUITY UPLC® System, now you can get more information in a single, short run than you've ever seen with HPLC. Waters ACQUITY UPLC System UltraPerformance LC® (UPLC®) techn…

Excellent low pH stability and high mass loading capability

XBridge Columns include a selection of 10 general-purpose and application-specific sorbents that cover a wide range of particles sizes for analytical and preparative HPLC applications.   XBridge Column users can quickly develop robust methods using mobile phases throughout the entire pH range of 1-12. XBridge OBD™ Preparative Column users, benefit from high pH and temperature stability to provide increased mass loading f…

VanGuard Pre-Columns for UPLC® separations are guard columns that are designed for use with the ACQUITY UPLC® system. These guard columns use an ultra-low volume design (patent pending) that efficiently protects UPLC column performance. This ultra-low volume design does not compromise the UPLC holistic design approach to higher efficiency, greater resolution and increased throughput. Guard columns are typically used in appli…

The Sirocco™ plates are the most technologically advanced protein precipitation plates in the market and enable high-throughput “in-well” protein precipitation of biological samples without the fear of cloudy filtrates or clogged devices. It also provides optimum performance in faster processing time by reducing steps in ‘in-well’ sample processing and complete recovery of clean filtrate from smaller plasma sample volumes.

Designed specifically for polymer characterization, the Styragel® columns are grouped into the HR series for low-to-mid molecular weight samples, the HT series for high-temperature applications, and the HMW series for high molecular weight samples. Specifically controlled styrene divinylbenzene formulations provide reproducible performance in your GPC applications.

Packed with hydroxylated polymethacrylate-based gel, Waters Ultrahydrogel™ SEC columns are ideal for the analysis of aqueous-soluble samples, such as oligomers; oligosaccharides; polysaccharides; and cationic, anionic, and amphoteric polymers. Measuring 7.8 mm x 300 mm, these high-resolution columns offer many advantages over conventional aqueous SEC columns, such as: - A wide pH range (2–12) - Compatibility with high concen…

Sep-Pak Plates enable high throughput solid-phase extraction with the same silica sorbents that have been proven for years in Sep-Pak Cartridges. The plate design has been optimized for automated sample handling systems as well as for standard vacuum manifolds. Sep-Pak Plates are available with different silica sorbent mass selections to optimize sample loading.

The Oasis® uElution plate format combined with the Oasis chemistries allow elution volumes as low as 25uL, eliminating the time consuming evaporation step, producing very clean extracts with a 5 to 10 fold increase in concentration.The Oasis® family of sample extraction products is designed to simplify and improve your sample preparation by combining the right sorbent chemistry, device format and methodology. Achieve robust, s…

The GCT Premier™ benchtop orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight (oa-TOF) mass spectrometer delivers high sensitivity, resolution, and exact mass measurements for GC/MS applications. Its fast data acquisition rates and automated workflow features match the requirements for MS detection when coupled to high-resolution capillary GC. A variety of GC inlet, ion source and software options makes the GCT Premier a versatile choice f…

Acquire, Analyze, Manage, and Share Mass Spectrometry Information MassLynx™ Software increases the speed at which you can convert your sample data into valuable knowledge. It provides you with the fundamental platform to acquire, analyze, manage, and share your mass spectrometry information. MassLynx intelligently controls any Waters mass spectrometry system, from sample and solvent management components to mass spectrometer a…

The AutoSpec Premier™ incorporates Waters’ unique EBE, double-focusing geometry with the extra-wide gap magnet of the proven Ultima NT System. This latest development in magnetic sector technology provides an unmatched combination of high sensitivity, high resolution, and low background noise.The AutoSpec Premier is a powerful platform for high-resolution selected ion recording applications, such as dioxin, polychlorinated bip…

Waters offers scalable prep systems, from the AutoPurification™ System for high-throughput fraction collection from hundreds of samples, to simple low-pressure mixing systems for purifying a few samples a day. Take the complexity out of purification with our versatile solutions that are capable of purifying micrograms to multiple grams, in a single system that can be configured to automatically process hundreds of samples. Key…

The ACQUITY UPLC® Evaporative Light Scattering (ELS) Detector is designed specifically for optimal UPLC®/ELS performance in a small footprint. When your analytes have poor to no UV/Vis response, or don’t ionize well by mass spectrometry, the ACQUITY UPLC ELS Detector with the ACQUITY UPLC System lets you analyze more molecules (including sugars, triglycerides, phospholipids, antibiotics, and natural products) in a single analy…

Xevo TQ-S tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer - designed for the most demanding quantitative UPLC/MS/MS applications. The ultimate in tandem quadrupole performance allows you to achieve unrivalled sensitivity and robustness, available to everyone due to the accessibility of the Xevo platform. The Xevo TQ-S gives you class leading sensitivity and robustness, qualitative information when you need it most and accelerated metho…

The ACQUITY UPLC H-Class PLUS Bio System delivers the benefits of UPLC's resolution, sensitivity, and throughput in a system purpose-built for the analysis of proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, and glycans.

The 2545 Quaternary Gradient Module is a four solvent, low pressure mixing gradient pump (up to 150 mL/min) that serves as a solvent delivery device for purification systems. Features: • Four solvent gradient selection • Control from MassLynx, Empower, or console allowing scale up via a familiar software interface • Interfaces to a variety of detectors and peak fraction collectors for optimum purifications • Allows UV or MS di…

UPLC Technology Extends To Two Dimensions For chromatographers who require additional capabilities to increase their speed of analysis, gain sensitivity and selectivity, and perform orthogonal separations, ACQUITY UPLC® Systems can meet these needs by controlling multiple valves and pumps for 2D separations. The resolution, sensitivity, and throughput benefits of UPLC® Technology are even more important in 2D applications. Wat…

Particle size analysis from 20 µm to 25 mm.

The Prominence Ion Chromatograph with built-in electrodialytic suppressor boasts the same low carryover and excellent injection precision characteristics of Shimadzu HPLCs to bring you highly reliable results. 

DOSE IT – Smart and compact liquid handling The peristaltic pump DOSE IT makes dispensing of culture media, buffers and other solutions easy and efficient. Forget about complicated programming. The setting of all functions and parameters is self-explanatory so that, with minimal learning time, everybody can start working immediately. A broad range of dose volumes can be dispensed with high accuracy since the DOSE IT is compat…

The 1260 Infinity III Prime LC System is an analytical ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography instrument. It operates at high pressures and can handle flow rates up to 5 mL/min for using UHPLC columns packed with sub-2 μm particles. This HPLC/UHPLC system gives you the utmost confidence in your HPLC results and is a perfect front end for your LC/MS system.

Greater data quality and enhanced analysis   Using the Cary 50 Spectrophotometer with powerful Xenon pulse lamp and in situ fiber-optic probes, you can instantaneously scan and read dissolution measurements. The Agilent Fiber-Optic UV Dissolution System offers versatility and flexibility while delivering the highest level of automation and data integration for all of your UV dissolution needs. The system uses the award-winnin…

Agilent J&W DB-1ht delivers excellent performance in a range of GC/MS applications and are manufactured to the highest levels of quality and stability. Nonpolar DB-1ht columns are specially processed for operation up to 400 °C, with optimized, polyimide-coated fused silica tubing. 

Agilent J&W HP-1ms is a high quality, 100% dimethylpolysiloxane, nonpolar phase with identical selectivity to HP-1. HP-1ms are excellent general purpose columns, with low-bleed characteristics and improved signal-to-noise ratios.