Waters has introduced the Ostro Sample Preparation Plate as a novel approach for the removal of phospholipids from biological samples.
When compared with other phospholipid removal devices and traditional liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) methods, Ostro is said to remove up to 30 times more phospholipids.
Phospholipids have been cited as a major cause of matrix effects in the LC/MS analysis of biological samples.
Ostro, with its proprietary patent-pending design, was created to overcome this hurdle by offering a solution that removes multiple groups of phospholipids.
The Ostro 96-well plate format utilises in-well protein precipitation with a single, rapid, pass-through method that provides a quick, reliable and reproducible solution.
