VICI Cheminert filters
The VICI range of filters features:
In-line filters
In-line filters 1/4-28
These convenient filters can be simply dropped into any 1/4-28 fitting detail. Constructed of PTFE and CTFE, with a 316 stainless low-pressure-drop screen.
Biocompatible filter
This all-PEEK filter can be placed in any 1/16" line, providing filtration to 0.5 microns. The filter can be
changed without tools, since both the filter housing and the fittings are designed to be tightened by hand.
Mobile phase filters and spargers
Last Drop mobile phase filter
The Last Drop mobile phase filter allows more analyses per batch of mobile phase and helps reduce hazardous waste. The flat filter element sits parallel to the bottom of the reservoir, allowing the Last Drop to filter all but the last 2% of the mobile phase from the reservoir without drawing air into the system. Compare this with conventional cylindrical filters that can begin to draw air into the system when nearly 10% of the solvent remains in the reservoir. The Last Drop mobile phase filter consists of a 316 stainless or PTFE filter element pressed into an inert PTFE housing. The top of the housing has a PEEK tripod which slips into 1.5, 2.2, or 3.5 mm ID pump inlet lines. It will also work with Vici Valco 1/16" and 1/8" flangeless fittings. Use the metal-free PTFE version for sensitive biochromatography applications in which metal surfaces may corrode or interact with samples.
Last Drop filter/spargers
The Last Drop filter/sparger combines filtration and sparging in a single unit. The PTFE housing contains a mobile phase filter with either a stainless steel or a PTFE filter element. The filter/sparger features a PEEK tripod connector for the solvent line, and a nut and ferrule for the sparging line.
Direct Connect mobile phase filters
Cheminert mobile phase filters provide point-of-use filtering of common HPLC or FIA solvents. They are designed to connect directly to 1/8" OD PTFE or PEEK tubing using a simple press fit. The filter housing is PTFE and includes a 2 or 10 micron titanium frit.
No-Met biocompatible mobile phase filters
In the growing number of applications involving the separation of biomolecules, stainless steel in the flowpath is not acceptable. High salt buffers can corrode stainless steel, and the metal ions released from metallic filters may contaminate or otherwise react with the biomolecules of interest. The No-Met polyethylene filter is designed for these applications, with inert polymeric fittings and 20 μm filter effectively eliminating metal contamination from the fluid path. Use them for IC and biochromatography
applications. Because they are hydrophobic, No-Met filters may initially require some priming with methanol or acetonitrile. They can be used up to a maximum flow rate of 500 ml/min.
Stainless steel mobile phase filters and helium spargers
Mobile phase filters protect your HPLC system from small particles in the mobile phase. These filters are made from 316 stainless and PEEK or PTFE, and are suitable for use with most solvents. Helium spargers offer an inexpensive way to prepare and maintain mobile phases free of dissolved gases. Connect these spargers to a regulated supply of helium gas (0 - 400 ml/min) to remove dissolved gases from the mobile phase. Spargers are made from 10 micron porosity stainless steel.
