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The new Nexera ultra high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system builds on Shimadzu’s foundation as the leader in HPLC front ends for mass spectrometry, delivering the speed, resolution, and reliability as well as pulse-free operation for the most demanding LC/MS(/MS) applications.

Because high-sensitivity analysis of complex samples is necessary, the front-end component for LC/MS(/MS) must decrease its carryover to zero. With a newly designed injection port and fine-tipped needle, along with additional features such as multiple-rinse solvent selection and injection port and internal needle rinse, the Nexera SIL-30AC autosampler reduces carryover to an absolute minimum. The SIL-30AC also features an ultrafast injection speed – just 10 seconds – as well as an overlapping injection function to allow for a maximum reduction in cycle time.

In addition, the LC-30AD pump features an automatic pulsation-correction mechanism and a high-speed parallel micro plunger design to provide pulse-free solvent delivery and excellent retention time reproducibility ─ even in ultra-high speed gradient conditions. Moreover, a new mixer (MiRC) conceived from study of micro reactor technologies delivers efficient, low-volume mixing for even the most difficult analysis, thereby minimizing gradient delay.

Nexera’s modular components interact with the precision of an integrated system while allowing users to design and upgrade a system to fit their application requirements.