ACQUITY™ Premier System with Multi-Dimensional Technology
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Multi-dimensional technology for increased UPLC / UHPLC resolution when you need it
The ACQUITY Premier System with Multi-Dimensional Technology offers the lowest dispersion system for maximum peak capacity with the most reliable, highest performing solvent managers and valve compartments on the market, ensuring accuracy and precision of the entire assay. This multi-dimensional system configuration allows chemists to increase sensitivity and selectivity, eliminate unwanted interference, and characterize the most complex samples.
Additionally, the system extends the performance of MaxPeak High Performance Surfaces (HPS) Technology beyond the column, offering improvements in separation and detection of metal-sensitive analytes.
- Achieve successful multi-dimensional UPLC and UHPLC experiments quicker and with robustness and more confidence with the help of ready-to-use configurations
- Attain top-tier selectivity and sensitivity by using the ACQUITY Premier Systems with Multi-Dimensional Technology with proven chemistries, including the MaxPeak Premier Columns
- Benefit from MaxPeak HPS Technology connected to the ACQUITY Premier Systems with an inert flow path
Recommended Use: To eliminate unwanted interferences and increase peak capacity and resolution for characterization of the most complex samples.
Functionality that meets all your laboratory’s needs
UPLC technology’s benefits like resolution, sensitivity, and throughput are crucial in multi-dimensional LC applications. Waters ACQUITY Premier Systems with Multi-Dimensional Technology is purpose-built to provide reproducible and consistent results in everything, from plumbing to software to valve control.
ACQUITY Premier Multi-Dimensional Systems can effectively perform functions such as trapping, heart cutting, parallel column regeneration, at-column dilution, and time de-coupled chromatography – all enhancing your ability to eliminate unwanted interferences, increase peak capacity and resolution for characterizing the most complex samples, and improve assay ruggedness and overall analysis speed.
Specifications:
Premier Binary Solvent Manager (BSM) | |
Number of solvents | Up to four, in any combination of two: Al or A2 and B1 or B2 |
Solvent conditioning | Five vacuum degasser, one allocated for injector purge solvent |
Operating flow rate range | 0.001 to 2.000 mL/min, in 0.001 mL increments (firmware v1.71 and later) |
Compressibility compensation | Automatic and continuous, no user intervention required |
Plunger seal wash | Integral, active, programmable |
Gradient profiles | 11 gradient curves [including linear, step (2), concave (4), and convex(4)] |
Wet prime | Automatic |
Maximum operating pressure | 15,000 psi up to 1 mL/min, 9000 psi up to 2 mL/min per pump, not more than 15,000 psi total |
Composition accuracy | ±0.5% absolute (full scale) from 5% to 95% of flow rates from 0.50 to 2.00 mL/min |
Composition precision | 0.15% RSD or ±0.01 min SD, whichever is greater, based on retention time |
Flow precision | 0.075% RSD or ±0.02 min SD, or 1.00 s for run times less than 1.00 min based on retention time or volumetric measures (0.5 to 2.0 mL/min) |
Primary wetted materials | Titanium, PPS, fluoropolymer, fluoroelastomer, UHMWPE blend, sapphire, ruby, zirconia, Nitronic 60, DLC, PEEK and PEEK blend, Inconel 600, FEP |
Premier Quaternary Solvent Manager (QSM) | |
Solvent capacity | Blend up to four solvents in any combination (standard); total capacity of nine solvents with integrated solvent select valve (optional) |
Number of fluidic paths | Three (Path 1, Path 2, and waste), with Arc™ Multi-flow path technology (standard) |
Dwell volume selection | Automated with Arc Multi-flow path technology |
Solvent conditioning | Integrated vacuum degassing, four chambers |
Gradient formation | Low-pressure mixing, quaternary gradient |
Gradient profiles | 11 gradient curves [including linear, step (2), concave (4), and convex (4)] |
Check valves | Passive check valves |
Flow accuracy | +/- 1.0% at 0.5, 3.0, and 5.0 mL/min |
Flow precision | ≤0.075% RSD or +/-0.020 min SD, whichever is greater, based on six replicates [60:40 water:methanol pre-mixed; 1.5 mL/min; alkylphenone mix; 24.0 μL injection volume; CORTECS C18 2.7 μm, 4.6 x 50 mm; 35 °C; UV @254 nm] |
Composition ripple | ≤0.5 mAU [mobile phase containing 0.1% TFA in water/acetonitrile; 1.5 mL/min; CORTECS C18 2.7 μm, 4.6 x 50 mm; 35 °C; UV @214 nm] |
Composition accuracy | +/- 0.5% absolute (full scale) from 5 to 95%; 0.5 to 5.0 mL/min [methanol; methanol with 5.0 mg/mL caffeine step gradient; UV @273 nm] |
Composition precision | +/- 0.15% RSD or 0.04 min SD, whichever is greater based on six replicate injections [60:40 water:methanol via Auto•Blend™ Technology; 0.5 mL/min; alkylphenone mix; 24.0 μL injection volume; CORTECS C18 2.7 μm, 4.6 x 50 mm; 35 °C; UV @254 nm] |
Compressibility compensation | Automatic and continuous |
Priming | Wet priming can run at flow rates up to 10 mL/min |
Pump seal wash | Standard |
Primary wetted materials | 316L stainless-steel, PPS, fluoropolymer, UHMWPE blend, sapphire, ruby, zirconia, DLC, PEEK and PEEK blend, titanium alloy |
Premier Sample Manager-FTN (SM-FTN-H) | |
Injection volume range | 0.1 to 10.0 μL as standard Up to 1000.0 μL with optional extension loops |
Accuracy (aspiration) | ±0.2 μL (measured by fluid weight removed from vial with 10 μL injections averaged over 20 injections using standard 100 μL syringe) |
Linearity† | ≥999 (standard needle) |
Precision† | ≤0.25% RSD, 5 to 100 μL |
Number of sample plates | Any two of the following: 96 and 384 microtiter plates 48-position 2.00 mL vial plates 48-position 0.65 mL micro-centrifuge tube plates 24-position 1.50 mL micro-centrifuge tube plates |
Maximum sample capacity | 768 in two 384-well plates or 96 in 2 mL vial holders, four additional positions for dilution functions |
Sample compartment temp. | 4.0 to 40.0 °C, settable in 0.1 °C increment |
Temperature accuracy | ±0.5 °C at sensor |
Temperature stability | ±1.0 °C at sensor |
Sample manager heat time | ≤30 min ambient -40 °C |
Injection needle wash | Integral, active, programmable |
Minimum sample required | 3 μL residual, using Waters Total Recovery 2 mL vials (zero offset) |
Sample carryover† | ≤0.002% caffeine (UV) ≤0.002% sulphadimethoxine (MS) |
Advanced sample manager capabilities | Auto-dilution, auto-addition, and load-ahead |
Primary wetted materials | Vespel SCP, PEEK blend, DLC, and HPS |
Column Management (CM-A) | |
Column capacity CM-A | Two columns, as standard (maximum length of 150 mm with filter or guard column), or four columns (maximum length of 50 mm) can be supported with optional tubing kit, up to 4.6 mm internal diameter (I.D.) |
Multidimensional valves | Two six-port, two-position valves |
Column compartment(s) temperature range | 4.0 to 90.0 °C, settable in 0.1 °C increments Two independent heat/cool zones per module |
Column compartment(s) temperature accuracy | ±0.5 °C at sensor |
Column compartment(s) temperature stability | ±0.3 °C at sensor |
Column compartment heat time | ≤15 min ambient -60 °C |
Column compartment cool time | ≤15 min 60–20 °C |
Solvent conditioning | Active pre-heating as standard |
Column tracking | eCord™ Technology column information management tracks and archives column usage history for one column |
Instrumental Control | |
External communication | Ethernet interfacing via RJ45 connection to host PC with BSM, or Column Manager and UPLC™ detectors and mass spectrometers |
Event inputs/outputs | Rear panel contact closure and/or TTL inputs/outputs |
External control | MassLynx™ v4.1 with OpenLynx™ Open Access, with specific SCN releases |
User diagnostics | Available through software on host PC; system control via console software |
Unattended operation | Leak sensors on supported modules, full diagnostic data captured through console software |
Environmental | |
Acoustic noise | <62 dBA |
Operating temperature range | 4.0 to 40.0 °C (39.2 to 104.0 °F) |
Operating humidity range | 20% to 80%, non-condensing |
Power Requirements | |
Voltage | 100 to 240 VAC |
Frequency | 50 to 60 Hz |
Physical Dimensions | |
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- Model: ACQUITY Premier System
- Manufactured by: Waters