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[ CARE AND USE MANUAL ]
CONTENTS
I.
INTRODUCTION
II.
GETTING STARTED
a. eCord Installation
b. Column Installation
c. Column Equilibration
d. Initial Column
Efficiency Determination
e. Column QR Code
f. CORTECS Columns
— VanGuard Protection
g. VanGuard FIT Cartridges
III.
COLUMN USE
a. Sample Preparation
b. pH Range
c. Solvents
d. Pressure
e. Temperature
IV.
COLUMN CLEANING, REGENERATING,
AND STORAGE
a. Cleaning and Regeneration
b. Storage
V.
eCORD INTELLIGENT
CHIP TECHNOLOGY
a. Introduction
b. Installation
c. Manufacturing Information
d. Column Use Information
VI.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
a. Tips for Maximizing CORTECS
Column Lifetimes
b. Getting Started with CORTECS
HILIC Columns
VII.
CAUTIONARY NOTE
I. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing a Waters™ CORTECS™ and/or
CORTECS Premier Column. The CORTECS packing materials
are manufactured in a cGMP, ISO 9001 certified plant using
ultra pure reagents. Each batch of CORTECS packing
material is tested chromatographically with acidic, basic,
and neutral analytes and the results are held to narrow
specification ranges to assure excellent, reproducible
performance. Every column is individually tested and a
Performance Chromatogram and Certificate of Batch
Analysis are provided on the eCord™ Intelligent Chip.
The CORTECS Premier Column is offered with or without
a VanGuard™ Fully-Integrated Technology [FIT] Cartridge.
To address the desire to extend the operating lifetimes of
analytical columns, the VanGuard FIT Cartridge is designed
to prevent the non-desired introduction of sample matrix or
particulates onto the column without degrading the separation.
It can be easily replaced to restore separation performance and
extend the analytical column’s lifetime.
In addition, the CORTECS Premier Columns utilize
MaxPeak™ High Performance Surfaces, an innovative
technology designed to increase analyte recovery, sensitivity,
and reproducibility by minimizing analyte/surface interactions
that can lead to sample losses.
CORTECS and CORTECS Premier 2.7
µ
m Columns