Test & Measurement
Agilent Technologies Introduces Automated LC/MS for Dried Blood-Spot Analysis
Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced the Agilent Automated Card Extraction LC/MS system, a fully integrated instrument for the analysis of dried blood spots and other dried media. Ideal for pharmaceutical and clinical research laboratories, the AACE LC/MS provides an integrated, automated workflow solution to improve productivity and streamline sample processing.
DrieAgilent already supports dried blood-spot analysis for hole-punch methodologies, and this new product provides an automated online system for direct LC/MS analysis.
Developed with our partners at Prolab Gmbh, this new system expands the capabilities of our existing line of advanced LC/MS systems, said Lester Taylor, Agilent marketing director, LC/MS Division. High sensitivity quantitation of drugs is a key component of pharmaceutical and clinical research, and the Agilent AACE LC/MS offers customers a fully automated solution.
The AACE LC/MS uses the Agilent 6400 Series Triple Quadrupole LC/MS system to perform quantitative analysis. Data processing is performed using Agilent MassHunter software, providing a common user interface for research laboratories that use other Agilent LC/MS systems.
Additional product features include:
-A single software system that controls analytical setup and sample analysis.
-A camera to capture the card image and record the barcode for easy sample tracking.
-A shorter overall cycle time from one injection to the next, achieved by overlapping the extraction step and analytical cycle.