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4.1 ÄKTAavant instrument overview
Introduction
This section provides an overview of the ÄKTAavant instrument. Technical details about
the instrument and the individual modules are found in ÄKTAavant and UNICORN 6 User
Manual.
Exterior design
ÄKTAavant has a modular design, with all the liquid handling modules placed on the
exterior of the instrument. Buffer vessels are placed on the Buffer tray on top of the
instrument. An Instrument display is placed on the front. From this side the built-in
Fraction collector is handled, as well as the sample. The rest of the modules are placed
on the right-hand side of the instrument. This side can be covered by a foldable door
and a pump cover. By rotating the instrument using the swivel foot any side is easily
accessed.
Operating ranges
The table below shows some of the instrument’s operational limits.
Limits Parameter
Up to 25 ml/min Flow rate
20 MPa Max. operating pressure
190 - 700 nm Wavelength
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4 The instrument and the software
4.1 ÄKTAavant instrument overview