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Figure 10.8. RapidTrace SPE workstation from Zymark. (Photograph published with the permission of Zymark Corporation.)
Table 10.8. Features of the RapidTrace SPE Workstation Feature
Zymark System
General Sample capacity Number of reagents Internal standard line Dilution Filtration Mixing Temperature-controlled racks Evaporation Derivatization Bar code reader Batch or serial Multiple methods
100 samples per run for workstation of I 0 modules
8 reagent reservoirs Not dedicated Yes No Yes, cycling Yes No No No Batch and serial simultaneously Yes SPE
SPE column sizes Syringe-barrel columns Individual flow rates Sample load volumes Elution container Max. elution fractions
1 or3 mL Yes Yes 0.1-9mL Test tubes, vials 10 (contd.)