FLR detector offers a new sensitive and specific detector choice for the analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), drugs of abuse, vitamins, and aflatoxins
The Acquity UPLC FLR detector offers scientists interested in reaping the benefits of UPLC technology, a new sensitive and specific detector choice for the analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), drugs of abuse, vitamins, and aflatoxins.
The detector made its debut at the 58th annual Pittcon, February 25 - March 2, in Chicago.
The detector has numerous features that make it well-suited for Acquity UPLC technology's high-efficiency separations: Small volume flow cell (<2ul) - greater than 4-6x smaller than conventional HPLC cells.
High-intensity light source, low-noise electronics, and low-dispersion optics - delivers same, or better, signal-to-noise performance as compared to conventional fluorescence detectors for LC despite the 4x reduction in cell volume.
Support for data rates up to 80Hz - fits the requirements of any ultra fast, ultra performance application allowing for the full characterization of the narrow, sharp peaks typical of UPLC type separations.
Waters expects to begin shipments of the new detector at the end of March.
In addition to the Acquity UPLC FLR detector, Waters offers UPLC-compatible tunable UV/Vis, photodiode array, evaporative light scattering, single and tandem-quadrupole mass spectrometric detectors.
Waters Acquity UPLC system, first introduced at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (Pittcon) in 2004, is changing the name of the game in separation science.
This system is a first-of-its-kind LC system designed to take full advantage of the potential of novel sub two-micron particles to give scientists chromatographic run times that are up to 9x shorter than today's fastest HPLC systems, up to 2x better peak capacity or resolution, 3x better routine sensitivity and, generally speaking, more information from a single run than anything today's HPLC systems can provide.
The Acquity UPLC system received a Pittcon Editors Gold Award at Pittcon 2004 and an R+D 100 Award in 2005 from R+D Magazine as one of the most technologically-significant new products introduced within the last year.
