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Features of the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class system 1-3
Waters has defined this new level of performance as UltraPerformance liquid
chromatography.
Comparison of chromatographic separations using 5.0-
μ
m and 1.7-
μ
m
particles:
Each separation was performed on a 2.1 × 50 mm column. Chromatographic
conditions for the separations were identical, except for the flow rate, which
was scaled according to particle size.
Features of the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class system
The ACQUTY UPLC I-Class system significantly improves the results of
traditionally challenging separations.
When compared to systems typically used for difficult assays, the I-Class
system confers these advantages:
• Significantly decreased system dispersion
• Rapid injection cycles and sample throughput