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Sample Preparation
Your sample is precious and you cannot afford failures. The Thermo Scientific™ portfolio includes a comprehensive range of products designed to deliver clean and consistent extractions using innovative sample preparation technologies for your analytical needs.
LC and GC Columns and Solvents
The Thermo Scientific brand has been a leader in LC and GC column technologies for over 40 years. You can be confident in the quality of Thermo Scientific products, including the latest and most comprehensive range of innovative columns and accessories for HPLC, UHPLC and GC techniques.
BioLC Columns & Accessories
The analysis of biomolecules demands a range of sample separation modes, column chemistries and column configurations. Thermo Scientific polymeric and silica columns in analytical and nano-scale formats are designed to handle these challenging separations.
- Sample Handling
- Sample Preparation
- LC Consumables and Chemicals
- GC Consumables and Reagents
SureSTART Autosampler Vials and Caps
For every HPLC, LC/MS, GC, GC/MS instrument, application, and budget. The SureSTART collection is a comprehensive range of vials, caps, inserts, kits, well plates, mats and accessories that provides you with performance, instrument compatibility, affordability and delivery that you need.
One collection. Three performance levels. All from one trusted source.
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SureSTART™ Performance Levels
Level 1: General Purpose Applications
If you are verifying compound presence and performing quantification using detection techniques such as UV, RI and FID, our Performance Level 1 products are the perfect solution for you – select the products with the one wave.
Level 1 – Vials and Caps
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Level 2: High Throughput Applications
Get the performance you need to deliver high quality data with an uninterrupted workflow.
SureSTART Level 2 vials have very low metal contents and leachables to ensure that they conform to the high standards you need to meet your regulatory requirements. The septa are conditioned to provide a very low level of chromatographic extractables. These products support routine analyses and deliver high quality data with an uninterrupted workflow.
Level 2 – Vials and Caps
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Level 2 – Headspace Vials and Caps
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Level 3: High Performance Applications
Protect your most valuable samples and deliver consistent, reproducible results for your most demanding analyses.
SureSTART Level 3 products are packed in a clean environment according to our own hygiene concept and regulations to protect against contaminating factors. The vials contain the lowest levels of extractable metals and leachables to ensure consistent, reproducible sensitivity and selectivity for the most challenging analytes. The septa are conditioned to provide the lowest level of chromatographic extractables. Choose these products for ultimate method performance and high levels of sample security and integrity.
Level 3 – Vials and Caps
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Level 3 – Gold-Grade Vials and Inserts
Catalog Number 17363993
Level 3 – Crimp Top and Screw Top Microvials and Caps for <2 mL Samples
Catalog Number 17323933
Catalog Number 17363993
Level 3 – Snap Top Microvials and Caps for <2 mL Samples
Catalog Number 17354003
Catalog Number 17323933
Level 3 – Headspace Vials and Caps
Catalog Number 17333923
Manual Crimpers and Decrimpers
Achieve secure, repeatable crimps or remove seals with minimized risk of damage.
Use Thermo Scientific™ SureSTART™ vial crimpers and decrimpers to manually attach or remove crimp caps from vials, respectively. These manual crimpers and decrimpers are available in 8 mm, 11 mm, 13 mm and 20 mm sizes, and allow you to easily seal or remove crimp caps reliably.
Manual Tools
Red Manual Crimper
Black Manual Decrimper
Electronic Crimpers and Decrimpers
Our electronic Thermo Scientific™ crimper portfolio includes tools for 8 mm, 11 mm, 13 mm, and 20 mm crimp caps. The tools provide all important settings like actual crimp power at one glance. The hand-held crimpers and decrimpers allow crimping of vials with aluminium, pressure release and bi-metal caps while remaining in most sample trays.
The crimp head selection also includes special crimp heads for 13 mm and 20 mm flip-off caps, additional special heads are available on request. Simple, one-handed operation allows you to attach or remove crimp vial seals with high sample security.
Electronic Tools Portfolio
Black Electronic Hand-Held Battery-Operated Crimper: Generation 4
Black Electronic Hand-Held Battery-Operated Decrimper: Generation 4
Black Electronic Crimper for FTFO and Flip-Off Crimp Caps: Generation 4
Catalog Number 16326218
Catalog Number 16450955
Black Electronic High-Power Programmable Crimp Station: Generation 2
Electronic High-Power Programmable Crimper Kits
Catalog Number 16336218
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Accessories for Electronic High-Power Programmable Crimpers
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SureSTART Certified Vial and Cap Kits
MSCERT+
MSCERT+ kits: Certified high-performance kits for use with mass spectrometry - with an additional level of security. In addition to all the quality checks that are performed for the MSCER line, the MSCERT+ range is pre-cleaned to provide the lowest ion content and particulate levels in the vial to protect sample integrity; guaranteeing there is no dirt or dust from manufacturing present which might clog up your GC or LC column and affect column lifetime and system performance. Highly recommended for direct injection analysis (DIA).
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Other Certified Kits
Other certified kits available include EPA-certified and TOC-certified ranges, as well as scintillation kits.
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SureSTART WebSeal™ Well Plates and Mats
Today’s laboratories need to optimize limited space and maximize analysis time all they can. That means being as efficient as possible with sample handling, sample preparation and sample transport.
Well plates are the perfect solution when there is a need for high throughput in the laboratory.
No HPLC/UHPLC or GC instrument has been left behind. Our well plates are suitable for all vendors' instruments. All WebSeal™ products are specification certified. In addition, well plates are either chromatography or LC-MS/GC-MS tested.
Get a sure start with these WebSeal™ products to obtain the performance, reproducibility, and accuracy of results you’re looking for. See how this well plate and mat collection delivers a first-class product experience from purchase to final result.
WebSeal™ Performance Levels
Level 1: General Purpose Applications
If you are working in a non-regulated laboratory using water and polar solvents, our Performance Level 1 plastic, non-coated, non-sterile, chromatography tested well plates are the perfect solution for you.
96-Well Plates
Catalog Number 15836261
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384-Well Plates
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Level 2: High Throughput Applications
If you are working in a regulated laboratory using water and polar solvents, our Performance Level 2 plastic, non-coated, non-sterile, GC-MS and LC-MS-tested well plates are the perfect solution for you.
96-Well Plates
Catalog Number 15876261
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384-Well Plates
Compatible With:
Level 3: High Performance Applications
If you are working in a regulated laboratory using all solvents (including non-polar), our Performance Level 3 WebSeal Plate+ (unique glass-coated plastic plates) plates and glass inserts are the perfect solution for you.
96-Well Plates
Catalog Number 15836261
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384-Well Plates
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Get Better Results While Saving Time and Labor
The right sample preparation solution can save you time and solvent, reduce repetitive functions, and provide consistency and accuracy of results. You’ll find the right solution among our broad selection of sample preparation consumables. Our most recent innovations include the Thermo Scientific™ SMART Digest™ kits for fast, highly reproducible protein digestion and the next generation SOLA™ solid phase extraction fritless SPE range, which provides higher levels of reproducibility and robustness compared to conventional devices.
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HPLC Columns for Characterizing Biopharmaceutical Molecules
Analytical Columns
Quality columns you can rely on for quality results
Need a reliable column? With over 40 years as a leader in LC column technology, you can rely on the quality of Thermo Scientific™ HPLC and UHPLC columns. Our extensive family of products offers a variety of particle sizes and column designs to meet all separation needs, including improved resolution, enhanced sensitivity, faster analysis and consistent performance.
Analytical Preparative Columns
Scale up to more options, columns in every format, media and size:
UHPLC-MS Solvents, Blends, Flush Solutions and Ready-to-Use Buffers
UHPLC-MS Solvents
Thermo Scientific™ ultrapure solvents are designed to deliver the highest sensitivity, help ensure low formation of metal ion adducts and improve peak profiles.
LC-MS Mobile Phase Blends
Thermo Scientific™ LC-MS Mobile Phase Blends are suitable for detection of vitamin D2 and D3 by LC-MS.
ChromaCare LC-MS Biologics Flush Solution
ChromaCare LC-MS Flush Solution – clearing the way for interference-free chromatography. Thermo Scientific™ is pleased to introduce a family of solutions designed for both start-up and maintenance of sensitive LC-MS chromatographs.
Gas Chromatography (GC) Columns
High temperature stability, low bleed and long lifetimes
Our columns represent a leap forward in performance, delivering low bleed and superior inertness. Select from our comprehensive portfolio of Thermo Scientific™ GC columns that meet all of your analytical needs and achieve reliable, reproducible results for your gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) applications.
GC Accessories
GC Reagents
Making the undetectable, detectable
Improve separation and detectability of a compound destined for GC or GC-MS analysis using this selection of derivatization reagents. We also offer siliconizing fluids to coat various lab consumables with an inert, water-repellent film. All Thermo Scientific™ GC reagents offer the variety, quality and reliability you need. See below:
Workflows
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For environmental scientists pursuing lower detection limits and higher robustness in their analysis, selecting the correct workflow is imperative for success in delivering high-quality results.
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- Environmental-Workflow-Brochure-GB.pdf
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For food and beverage scientists pursuing higher quality analysis as well as higher throughput in their analysis, selecting the correct workflow can be imperative for success.
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- Food-and-Beverage-Workflow-Brochure-GB.pdf
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Sample Handling
The Thermo Scientific sample handling portfolio contains the most comprehensive selection of vials and closures, from microsampling to headspace, to match all of your application and autosampler requirements. Improve sample security and integrity with the Thermo Scientific™ AVCS™ 9mm closures and SureStop™ 9mm screw top vial range. Our vials and closures offer you assurance of uninterrupted productivity on every separation and analysis procedure.
Consumables Overview
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Preventing sample failures for bioanalysis.
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- SOLA-Brochure-2021.pdf
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- 5 MB
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Maximize GC and GC-MS system performances, minimize system downtime and troubleshooting.
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- Thermo-Scientific-Routine-GC-Maintenance-Rreference-Schedule.pdf
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SMART Digest delivers simple, robust, reproducible and fast digestion of proteins.
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- SMART-Digest-Kit-Technical-Guide.pdf
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CDS for your chromatography and routine mass spectroscopy instruments.
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- Thermo-Scientific-DNAPac-Family-of-Columns.pdf
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Fast, easy and cost-effective, QuEChERS is a robust, reproducible approach for extracting and cleaning up pesticides and other low-level contaminants in complex matrices.
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- QuEChERS.pdf
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Experience expanded column capabilities with a diverse Thermo Scientific™ preparative HPLC column portfolio which offers uncompromising performance for all your scale up needs.
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- Thermo-Scientific-Preparative-HPLC-Columns.pdf
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The high quality Thermo Scientific™ Titan3™ and Target2™ syringe filters ensure reliable elimination of both particles and micro organisms in the sample preparation process, providing consistent and reliable experimental results for a range of samples and applications.
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- Thermo-Scientific-Titan3-and-Target2-Chromatography-Syringe-Filters.pdf
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Thermo Scientific UHPLC-MS reverse-phase solvents provide consistent, ultrapure quality for your discovery-driving results.
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- ThermoScientific-Set-the-Bar-Flyer-flyerupdate-RSD-EMEA-FHR.pdf
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