ACQUITY™ UPLC UPLC Systems with 2D LC Technology
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The lowest dispersion system for maximum peak capacity
Solve complex UPLC/UHPLC separation challenges with the ACQUITY UPLC Systems with 2D LC Technology, a family of systems and proven columns that offer the lowest dispersion for maximum peak capacity.
Waters 2D technology solutions for the ACQUITY UPLC M-Class System, ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS, and ACQUITY UPLC H-Class PLUS are designed with the most reliable, highest performing solvent managers and valves on the market – for flexibility, accuracy, and precision of the entire assay.
- Achieve successful 2D UPLC/UHPLC experiments faster, with less troubleshooting and more confidence with ready-to-use configurations
- Attain best-in-class selectivity and sensitivity with the ACQUITY UPLC Systems and proven columns
Recommended Use: To increase analysis speed, improve sensitivity, selectivity, and perform accurate orthogonal separations.
Enhanced multidimensional UPLC capabilities
For chromatographers who require additional capabilities to increase their analysis speed, gain sensitivity, selectivity, and perform orthogonal separations, the ACQUITY UPLC systems are ideal. They meet all these needs by controlling multiple columns, valves, and pumps in various configurations.
The resolution, sensitivity, and throughput benefits of the UPLC technology are particularly more important in 2D LC applications. Waters 2D technology solutions for the ACQUITY UPLC M-Class System, ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS, and ACQUITY UPLC H-Class PLUS Systems are purpose-built, from plumbing to software to valve control, providing reproducible, and consistent results.
A 2D-LC, three-pump configuration with QSM and BSM.
Advanced functionality to better suit your laboratory's needs
ACQUITY UPLC Systems with 2D Technology can efficiently perform functions such as trapping, heart cutting, parallel column regeneration, at-column dilution, time de-coupled chromatography, and 2D comprehensive chromatography – all enhancing your ability to eliminate unwanted interferences, increase peak capacity, and resolution for characterizing the most complex samples, improve assay ruggedness, and increase the overall analysis speed.
Time de-coupled chromatography set in 2D mode with at-column dilution.
Purposefully designed for 2D LC
The ACQUITY UPLC Column Manager is specifically designed for 2D applications, with the capability to house two columns with different chemistries with independent temperature control for each column, providing versatility for orthogonal separations. The column manager comes standardized with easy-to-access, low-volume, active solvent pre-heaters, resulting in the same efficiency run-to-run, and system-to-system, and supports two 150 mm or four 50 mm length columns.
ACQUITY UPLC Column Manager.
Specifications
ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS With 2D Technology System Features | |
Integrated leak management | Leak sensors, as standard, and safe leak handling |
System synchronization | Injection synchronization between both pumps and the sample manager enhances retention time reproducibility |
pH range† | 1 to 12.5 |
Unattended operation | Leak sensors, full 96-hour diagnostic data display through console software |
ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS Binary Solvent Managers | |
Number of solvents | Up to four, in any combination of two: A1 or A2 and B1 or B2 |
Solvent storage | Solvent tray accommodates up to four chromatographic solvents, one Sample Manager wash solvent, and one Binary Solvent Manager seal wash solvent |
Solvent conditioning | Integrated vacuum degassing, six lines with two allocated for the injector needle wash/purge solvents |
Gradient formation | High pressure mixing, binary gradient |
Gradient profiles | 11 gradient curves [including linear, step (2), concave (4), and convex (4)] |
Operating flow rate range | 0.001 to 2.000 mL/min, in 0.001 mL increments (firmware version 1.71 and later) |
Maximum operating pressure | 18,000 psi up to 1 mL/min, 12,000 psi up to 2 mL/min |
Primary check valves | Intelligent Intake Valves (i2 Valve) |
Flow accuracy† | ≤0.075% RSD or 0.01 min SD, (0.2 to 2.0 mL/min), whichever is greater using pre-mixed solvent |
Composition ripple† (baseline noise) | ≤1.0 mAu |
Compositional precision† | ≤0.15% RSD, or 0.01 min SD, whichever is greater |
Compositional accuracy† | ±0.5% absolute from 5% to 95%, 0.2 to 2.0 mL/min |
Pressure pulsation | ≤0.4% or 25 psi, whichever is greater |
Compressibility compensation | Automatic, no user intervention required |
Priming | Wet priming runs at a flow rate of 4 mL/min |
Effective system delay volume | <140 μL, independent of system back pressure (with 50 μL mixer installed) |
Pump seal wash | Equipped with a programmable active wash system to flush the rear of the high-pressure seals and the plungers |
Flow ramping | Automatic |
Primary wetted materials | 316 L stainless-steel, UHMWPE blend, MP35N, titanium alloy, gold, sapphire, ruby, zirconia, Nitronic 60, DLC, fluoropolymer, PEEK, and PEEK blend |
Mixing options | Standard: 50 μL Optional: 100 μL and 380 μL |
Quaternary Solvent Manager (QSM) | |
Number of solvents | One to four, in any combination as standard. Expanded solvent choices with optional six-port solvent select valve |
Maximum operating pressure | 15,000 psi up to 1.0 mL/min, 9000 psi up to 2.0 mL/min (firmware version 1.5x and earlier) 15,000 psi up to 1.0 mL/min, 7800 psi up to 2.2 mL/min (firmware version 1.6x and later) |
Solvent conditioning | Integrated vacuum degassing, four chambers. One additional for the SM-FTN-I purge solvent |
Solvent blending | Automated, on-line pH, ionic strength, and organic modifier blending from pure solvents with Auto•Blend Plus Technology |
Gradient formation | Low-pressure mixing, quaternary gradient |
Gradient profiles | 11 gradient curves (including linear, step [2], concave [4], and convex [4]) |
Settable flow rate range | 0.010 to 2.000 mL/min, in 0.001 mL increments (firmware version 1.5x and earlier) 0.010 to 2.200 mL/min, in 0.001 mL increments (firmware version 1.60) 0.001 to 2.200 mL/min in 0.001 mL increments (firmware version 1.65 and later) |
Primary check valve | Intelligent Intake Valve (i2 Valve) |
Pressure pulsation† | ≤1.0% or 25 psi, whichever is greater |
Flow accuracy† | ±1.0% at 0.5 to 2.0 mL/min using 100% A |
Flow precision† | ≤0.075% RSD or ±0.01 min SD, whichever is greater, based on six replicates (with i2 Valve) |
Composition ripple† (baseline noise) | ≤1.0 mAu |
Composition accuracy† | ±0.5% absolute (full scale) from 5% to 90% from 0.5 to 2.0 mL/min (with i2 Valve) |
Composition precision† | ≤0.15% RSD or ±0.02 min SD, whichever is greater, based on six replicate injections (with i2 Valve) |
Compressibility compensation | Automatic and continuous |
Priming | Wet priming can run at flow rates up to 4 mL/min. Programable from UPLC console software |
Pump seal wash | Equipped with a wash system to flush the rear of the high pressure seal and the plunger, integration, and programable |
Flow ramping | Range: 0.01 to 30.00 min to reach 2.0 mL/min Default: 0.45 min to reach 2.0 mL/min |
Primary wetted materials | 316 L stainless-steel, PPS, fluoropolymer, fluoroelastomer, UHMWPE blend, sapphire, ruby, zirconia, Nitronic 60, DLC, PEEK, and PEEK blend, titanium alloy |
Sample Manager (SM-FTN-I) | |
Injection volume range | 0.1 to 10.0 μL as standard configuration. Up to 1000.0 μL with optional extension loop |
Accuracy | ±0.2 μL, measured by fluid weight removed from vial with 10.0 μL injections averaged over 20 injections using standard 100.0 μL syringe |
Linearity† | ≥0.999 |
Precision† | ≤0.25%, 5 to 50 μL |
Maximum sample capacity | 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 |
Sample compartment temperature range | 4.0 to 40.0 °C, settable in 0.1 °C increments; maintains 19 °C below ambient with a temperature range tolerance range between -2 and +4 °C |
Temperature accuracy | ±0.5 °C at sensor |
Temperature stability | ±1.0 °C at sensor |
Sample manager heat time | ≤30 min ambient-40 °C |
Sample manager cool time | ≤60 min ambient-4 °C |
Injection needle wash | Integrated, active, programmable |
Minimum sample required | 3 μL residual, using Waters’ Total Recovery 2 mL Vials (zero offset) |
Sample carryover | ≤0.001% caffeine (UV) ≤0.001% sulphadimethoxine (MS) |
Advanced sample manager capabilities | Auto-dilution and auto-addition |
Primary wetted materials | 316 L stainless-steel, polyimide, PEEK blend, DLC, PPS |
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 (CM-A only) |
Column compartment(s) | 4.0 to 90.0 °C, settable in 0.1 °C increments |
Temperature range | 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 |
Sample Organizer | |
Sample plate capacity | Sample plate capacity is configured based on the types and combinations of plates being used: • Maximum of 19 standard microtiter plates, up to 15.5 mm high, or • Maximum of 9 intermediate height plates (or 2 mL vial holders), up to 40.0 mm high, or • Maximum of 6 deep well plates (or 4 mL vial holders), up to 47.0 mm high |
Maximum sample capacity | Maximum of 7296 samples in nineteen 384-well plates |
Sample compartment temperature range | 4.0 to 40.0 °C, settable in 0.1 °C increments with a tolerance range between -2.0 to +4.0 |
Temperature accuracy | ±1 °C at the sensor |
Temperature stability | ±1 °C at the sensor |
Instrumental Control | |
External communication | Ethernet interfacing via RJ45 connection to host PC with BSM, or Column Manager and ACQUITY UPLC Detectors and mass spectrometers |
Event inputs/outputs | Rear panel contact closure and/or TTL inputs/outputs |
External control | MassLynx version 4.1 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 |
Connections INSIGHT | Provides real-time monitoring, automatic notification of instrument performance, and diagnostic information allowing for quicker problem resolution |
Environmental | |
Acoustic noise | <65 dB |
Operating temperature range | 4.0 to 40.0 °C (39.2 to 104.0 °F) |
Operating humidity range | 20% to 50%, non-condensing |
Power Requirements | |
Voltage range | 100 to 240 VAC |
Frequency | 50 to 60 Hz |
Physical Dimensions | |
ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS System ACQUITY UPLC Sample Manager - FTN-I, |
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Note: dimensions are listed with only components listed above. |
Ordering Information
Part Title | Part Number |
ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS System with 2D Technology (SM-FTN-I), 2x BSM | 176015130 |
ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS System with 2D Technology (SM-FTN-I), QSM/BSM | 176015131 |
- Model: ACQUITY UPLC Systems with 2D LC
- Manufactured by: Waters