Chemistry |
C18 |
Separation Mode |
Reversed Phase |
Particle Substrate |
Silica |
pH Range Min |
2 pH |
pH Range Max |
8 pH |
Maximum Pressure |
18000 psi (1240 Bar) |
Endcapped |
No |
Silanol Activity |
Low |
Particle Shape |
Spherical |
Particle Size |
1.6 µm |
Endfitting Type |
Direct-Connect |
Pore Size |
90 Å |
Format |
VanGuard Pre-column |
Surface Area |
100 |
System |
UHPLC, UPLC |
Particle Technology |
Solid Core |
USP Classification |
L1 |
Inner Diameter |
2.1 mm |
Length |
5 mm |
Carbon Load |
6.6 % |
UNSPSC |
41115709 |
Brand |
CORTECS |
Product Type |
Guards |
Units per Package |
3 pk |
CORTECS C18 VanGuard Pre-column, 90Å, 1.6 µm, 2.1 mm X 5 mm, 3/pk
Your Cortecs C18 columns are incredibly valuable pieces of lab equipment, and their performance is critical to your chromatographic success. Dangerous chemical contamination in the mobile phase stream threatens to shorten the lifetime and affect the performance of your column. The Cortecs C18 Vanguard Pre-Column can extend the lifetime of your Cortecs C18 Columns and maintain their high performance by ensuring that your columns are safe from contamination.
This precolumn is perfect for Columns that are general purpose and high-efficiency. They can help with the consistent separation of analytes based on a solid-core particle for balanced retention of acids, bases, and neutrals at low and mid-range pH.
The CORTECS C18 VanGuard Pre-column provides cost effective protection for your Cortecs C18 Columns while maintaining UPLC, UHPLC, and HPLC separation efficiency. This precolumn also reduces dispersion and eliminates leaks caused by faulty connections. This will dramatically increase the efficiency of your chromatographic processes by eliminating the time consuming processes needed to fix errors caused by leaks and poor performance.
The CORTECS C18 VanGuard Pre-column is capable of withstanding high pressures of up to 18000 PSI which are involved in UPLC separations. This capability offers you seamless and easy use with a wide variety of columns. This precolumn is used optimally for acidic compounds in a pH range of 2-8 with low silanol activity and a specified carbon load of 6.6%. The CORTECS C18 VanGuard Pre-column is an incredible tool to save you the colossal expense and hassle of frequently replacing your LC columns.
If you are looking to find the perfect column to pair with the CORTECS C18 VanGuard Pre-column, look no further than the CORTECS C18 Column, 90Å, 1.6 µm, 2.1 mm X 50 mm, 1/pk. It is a general purpose high-efficiency column based on a solid-core particle that offers balanced retention of acids, bases and neutrals at low and mid-range pH. This column will enable you to achieve enhanced peak shape, greater loading capacity, and increased throughput for a wide variety of analytes.
How do Cortecs Pre-Columns protect LC Columns from chemical contaminants?
One of the primary functions of Cortecs Pre-Columns is to condition the mobile phase before it reaches the sample and the column. Mobile phases can cause harm to the main column by degrading the high quality packing material. The pre-column is able to saturate the mobile phase with special packing that will protect the main columns particle substrate.