InnovaQuartz has filed a US patent for a novel line of injection port liners that will be made from fused quartz. In research for reducing the laser power and machine time for producing Agilent split/splitless port compatible, direct connect liners in quartz, Jason Guth, Ph.D. (IQ VP for R&D) found a whole new way of approaching liner production that yields far higher precision and accuracy in critical dimensions in ALL liner styles, even straight tube liners.
All of these new liners will be made in quartz that is deactivated by SilcoTek’s Siltek™ and almost all of them will be available with hermetically sealed thermochromic indicators (no increase in activity/reactivity).
A bit more work will be required before IQ offers this liner series for sale, but in 2016 you will be able to purchase the following HP 5890 / Agilent 6890 compatible liners.
4mm straight tube
2mm straight tube
2mm straight tube, temperature indicating
Single taper (gooseneck)
Single taper, temperature indicating
Dual taper (gooseneck)
Dual taper, temperature indicating
Direct connect, high vent
Direct connect, high vent, temperature indicating
Direct connect, low vent
Direct connect, low vent, temperature indicating
Taper with direct connect
Taper with direct connect, temperature indicating
Taper with Diamondback™ splitter (our improvement to Restek’s Cyclosplitter™)
Taper with Diamondback splitter, temperature indicating
Single ZenVent™ (coaxially vented single taper)
Single ZenVent™, temperature indicating
Dual ZenVent
Dual ZenVent, temperature indicating