Technology News December 2013

The latest equipment, instruments and system introductions to the laboratory market. This month, we also highlight some of the vendors who will be exhibiting at SLAS2014.

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Analytical

Vapor Pressure Tester
MINIVAP VPXpert-L

  • Automates the manual ASTM D2879 Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure by Isoteniscope used by the chemical industry
  • Measures gasoline, jet fuels, solvents and chemicals as well as food, flavor and fragrance products with improved precision
  • Optimized for a pressure range from 0.1 to 100 kPa and shows a measuring repeatability better than 0.1 kPa

AMETEK Petrolab Company
www.petrolab.com

IR Spectroscopy Platform
nanoIR2™

  • Can operate with top-side illumination, eliminating the prior need to prepare samples
  • on a ZnSe prism and enabling measurements on a much more diverse set of samples
  • Provides the new resonance-enhanced mode which significantly increases the sensitivity of the technique and enables AFM-IR measurements on samples of sub-20nm in thickness
  • Expands the range of applications for AFM-IR

Anasys Instruments
www.anasysinstruments.com

Peltier Cooler for GC Inlet
OPTIC

  • High running cost of the inlet cooling can be greatly reduced by replacing the cryogenic system with a Peltier cooler
  • Cooler is designed for the OPTIC inlet and uses the dry compressed air or nitrogen gas as a cooling media
  • Especially suited to cases when cooling to sub-ambient temperatures is not required

ATAS GL
www.atasgl.com

Fluorescence Spectrometer
FS5

  • Features ultimate single photon sensitivity throughout the specified spectral range and high data acquisition speed
  • Includes comprehensive yet easy to operate software and a wide range of plug and play sample cassette options
  • Designed for the research and analytical market
  • Available with a number of options including a phosphorescence lifetime option, and more

Edinburgh Instruments
www.edinst.com

NIR Analyzer
XDS

  • Provides flexibility in testing all sorts of samples
  • Unit now has a smarter design and is smaller
  • Gives users a broad wavelength range for a variety of standard and special tests and proven stable performance
  • Has an advanced full spectrum (400 – 2500 nm) research-grade spectrometer, with exceptional signal to noise, wavelength accuracy and bandwidth performance

Foss
www.foss.com

Integrated Raman Spectrometer
IDRaman

  • Features Raster Orbital Scanning (ROS) technology, a sampling technique that enables more efficient Raman signal collection with lower background effects
  • Overcomes sampling hurdles associated with dispersive design Raman devices by maintaining high resolution and minimizing the power buildup of a tightly focused laser typical in Raman applications
  • Allows users to exploit a larger sample interrogation area

Ocean Optics
www.oceanoptics.com

Milk Powder Analyzer
DairyGuard™
Booth 1013 and 1005

  • Tests for unknown adulterants as well as known compounds, such as protein, moisture and fat content
  • Provides faster preparation and sampling times that yield real-time results
  • Gives users heightened protection from supply chain risks to the safety and quality of milk powder
  • Preconfigured mathematical models of specific analytical profiles for milk powder—similar to a fingerprint— eliminates the need for up-front instrument configuration

PerkinElmer
www.perkinelmer.com

Product Spotlight

Everyday Mass Spectrometry
New detector gives users mass spectral data without the complexity

Waters recently released the first mass detector to bring high-quality, mass spectral data to chromatographic separations—the ACQUITY QDa™.

The new detector is designed as a synergistic component of a chromatographic system and is compatible with Waters ACQUITY® UltraPerformance LC® (UPLC®), ACQUITY UltraPerformance Convergence Chromatography™ (UPC2®), Alliance® high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Waters supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and LC-based purification systems.

“The ACQUITY QDa Detector adds a whole new dimension to separation science and it is the most progressive leap forward in chromatography detection since the first photodiode detectors were introduced decades ago.” Art Caputo, president, Waters Division says.

Waters’ new system addresses the barriers of complexity, size and cost that have kept many users from adopting mass spectrometry for everyday use. The QDa features on/off simplicity, fully automates sample analysis, and eliminates sample-specific adjustments for certainty in sample results, from user to user and system to system.

This detector is robust and reliable for routine use and complements optical detection, such as the PDA detector, by confirming the identity of compounds with mass spectral information. The system also extends the limits of sample detection for a chromatographic separation by quantifying compounds having no UV response or that are present at levels not detectable and quantifiable by optical detection.

“The ACQUITY QDa Detector is the realization of a vision that started 20 years ago at Waters,” Caputo says. “We foresaw a day when we could blend chromatography and mass spectrometry technologies together in a way that gives every analytical scientist access to mass spectral data regardless of their previous experience with mass spectrometry.”

For more information, visit www.waters.com/separate

Gas Sorption Analyzer
Quadrasorb evo

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