Milestone has launched the Ultrawave microwave digestion system, which is said to reduce labour cost, increase throughput and simplify the sample preparation workflow in routine laboratories.
Ultrawave features the company's Single Reaction Chamber (SRC) technology in a fully automated, compact, bench-top package.
Instead of using an individual, closed reaction vessel for each sample, the Ultrawave features a large, pressurised reaction chamber - the SRC.
All samples are placed simultaneously in the SRC for microwave digestion under high temperature and pressure conditions.
Identical digestion conditions are used for all samples; this allows any combination of sample types to be digested in the same run using standard glass autosampler vials.
For example, consumer products, nutraceuticals and polymer samples are digested simultaneously, increasing the productivity of labs.
Milestone said the benefits of the Ultrawave with SRC technology include: reaction vessel assembly/disassembly steps eliminated; sample loading is as simple as loading an autosampler; sample rack holds 15 15mL vials; disposable glass or reusable quartz vials are used; automated chamber closure and opening; operator time is reduced by up to four times; minimal sample handling - reduced risk of contamination; different sample matrices can be digested in the same run; difficult samples are digested more completely; smaller amounts of acid are used; reaction vessel consumable costs eliminated.
The company added that the Ultrawave with SRC technology removes the limitations of conventional closed-vessel microwave digestion and makes sample preparation more efficient.
