Automated Online Sample Preparation Comes to Waters UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) Platform

Waters Corporation announce that its ACQUITY UPLCR System is now available with online solid phase extraction (SPE) technology from Spark Holland BV.
The WatersR ACQUITY UPLC Online SPE Manager is based on a special version of the highly-popular Spark Holland online SPE technology, which Spark Holland is making available to Waters exclusively. The Waters ACQUITY UPLC Online SPE Manager is now available as an integrated Waters UPLC/MS system or as an upgrade to installed ACQUITY UPLC Systems under an agreement with Spark Holland. High-throughput analytical laboratories can now streamline sample preparation and analysis time and generate test results faster than before.
The integrated system is sold and supported by Waters worldwide.

"Combining our UPLC technology with Spark Holland's online SPE technology offers compelling benefits to high-throughput laboratories intent on producing the highest-quality test results, quickly and reproducibly for UPLC/MS analyses," said Ian King, Vice President, Separations Technologies, Waters Division. "Automating the process of sample preparation can help laboratories greatly improve turnaround times, reduce errors and the control costs."

"Coupling online SPE to UPLC efficiently, while maintaining the unique benefit of disposable SPE cartridges, is a major technological challenge that performs best in a completely integrated fashion," said Rob van der Knaap, President, Spark Holland. "Integration of our online SPE technology with the ACQUITY UPLC System creates a superior platform for completely automated SPE-UPLC based analyses." For more information www.waters.com