GE Healthcare has launched the Aktamicro liquid chromatography system.
It is designed for small sample volumes and concentrations, giving reproducible high-resolution purification and allowing characterisation of target molecules.
The system includes a microfraction collection kit, for the collection of minute fraction volumes, and an adapted Unicorn wizard control system for improved ease of use.
With an optional degasser and the ability to connect to light scattering detectors, the system is ideal for molecular characterisation.
Aktamicro is a completely bio-inert system that can be used for purification of target molecules from a range of sources, such as intact proteins, protein complexes and nucleotides.
The system is also suitable for rapid purity/recovery analysis in method development and drug discovery.
It offers application flexibility, including reversed-phase and ion exchange chromatography techniques, as well as gel filtration (size exclusion chromatography).
The integrated Unicorn software allows real-time control of chromatography and peptide synthesis systems on any scale, from laboratory bench through development to full-scale production.
It is currently used in many biopharmaceutical production processes approved by the FDA.
The Method Wizard provides easy method generation, and extensive data evaluation can be carried out using automated evaluation procedures.
