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September 14 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

Do CVD Coatings Clog Fritted Filters?

SilcoTek® CVD coatings like SilcoNert® and Dursan® are used in analytical column, metal capillary column analysis, sulfur analysis and process systems. But can they be used to improve corrosion...

July 20 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

Key Factors in Producing Reliable Trace VOC Analysis

Reliable trace level VOC analysis is key to improving air quality. How to improve analysis quality? The Key-VOCs project studied VOC measurement. Here's what they found out. In this blog post you...

July 13 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

Preventing HPLC Tubing Corrosion and Contamination

We tested our inert CVD coating, Dursan®, in tough HPLC tests. Find out what we learned. Aren't stainless steel and PEEK just fine for HPLC analysis? Well if you like to replace flow path components...

July 06 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

How Inert Coatings Improve Metal Capillary Column Analysis

Metal capillary columns offer durability but do they perform? Are metal columns non reactive and are they up to the task of analysis in the field? Let's find out. In this blog you will learn: The...

April 27 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

How to Test an Inert Coating For Reactivity and Purity

Customers interested in improving instrument sensitivity and precision often evaluate the coating surface for reactivity to confirm the coating meets performance parameters. But what's the most...

March 16 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

How a Plastic and Metal Free HPLC Flow Path Improves Test Quality

We tested our inert CVD coating, Dursan®, in tough HPLC tests. Here's what we found out. Aren't stainless steel and PEEK just fine for HPLC analysis? Well if you like to replace flow path components...

March 02 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

How to Make HPLC Flow Paths Metal Free and Bio-Inert

Is Dursan® an HPLC coating? We tested our plastic free and metal free coating. Here's what we found out. A bio-inert flow path is required to manage the complex and reactive sample profiles that are...

February 16 2018 LC & GC Chromatography

What's SilcoTek Talking About At Pittcon 2018

From our first coating, Silcosteel®, to SilcoNert®, Dursan® and Dursox®, our coatings have helped customers improve analytical sensitivity and performance. Customers in process, analytical, oil &...

December 08 2017 Process Analytical

What We Learned About Analytical Sampling

30 years ago our team developed the first inert silicon coating for analytical use. We called it Silcosteel®. Over the years our coatings became an integral part of the sample flow path and we...

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