Small-molecule discovery demands speed, confidence, and uncompromised data quality from hit identification to candidate selection. Scientists need hardware that won’t interact with delicate analytes, methods that deliver reproducibility, and software that accelerates decisions.
With out-of-the-box performance for analytes containing acids, phosphates, and chelating functionalities, Waters combines MaxPeak High Performance Surfaces (HPS) Technology, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and waters_connect Software for cleaner separations, minimized unwanted interactions, and rapid data-to-insight turnaround. From advanced LC-MS systems and high-performance columns to compliance-ready workflows and expert support, Waters helps researchers innovate with clarity and bring breakthrough therapies to life:
Minimize metal-sensitive analyte loss and improve recovery with the ACQUITY Premier System for ultra-performance liquid chromatography, delivering a step change in chromatographic performance, lab efficiency, and risk control.
Generate the most accurate, reliable, and reproducible data with the Arc Premier System for robust results from the very first injection.
With industry-leading separations performance, the ACQUITY UPLC I-Class PLUS System provides new possibilities for maximizing the resolution and sensitivity of your methods, enhancing the characterization of your samples, and improving productivity to advance the science of your laboratory.
Achieve the performance you expect from nano- to microscale separations with the usability of an analytical-scale UPLC system with the ACQUITY UPLC M-Class System, designed and tested to deliver the right flow for the right column.
Gain absolute confidence to make powerful decisions and reach lower limits of quantitation with the Xevo TQ Absolute XR Mass Spectrometer, engineered for maximum sensitivity and productivity in a compact, sustainable design.
Maximize sample information for your analytes from detailed characterization to accurate quantitation with the Xevo G3 QTof System, which enables complete confidence in your results.
Obtain 100K FWHM resolution at 100 Hz with sub-ppm mass accuracy with the Xevo MRT Mass Spectrometer for mass resolution consistent over a broad m/z range independent of scan speed, even at the fastest acquisition rates.
Combining novel cyclic ion mobility separation with state-of-the-art, high-performance, time-of-flight mass spectrometry, the SELECT SERIES Cyclic IMS Systen unlocks the potential in scientific discovery.
Easy to use and remarkably robust, the ACQUITY QDa II Mass Detector works in harmony with your chromatography to minimize the risk of unexpected components or coelutions and confirm trace sample constituents in a single workflow.
Achieve uncompromised analysis of both low and high molecular weight species with a wide mass range with the SQ Detector 2, enabling versatile chromatographic options to ensure compatibility with all of your applications.
Increase productivity, improve data confidence, and simplify routine accurate mass workflows with the compact, compliance-ready and easy-to-use ACQUITY RDa Detector.
Equip your lab with Empower Chromatography Data System (CDS) and gain advanced laboratory data management for your small molecule analyses, including acquisition, processing, and reporting for liquid and gas chromatography instruments.
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(A) Overlay depicting 10 replicate injections of deferoxamine mesylate obtained using the ACQUITY Premier Solution. (B) Overlay depicting 10 replicate injections of the same analyte using a standard UPLC system and a standard column. ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3, 100 Å, 1.8 µm, 2.1 x 50 mm Columns were used in this study. The mass load of deferoxamine mesylate was 10 ng. Acetonitrile gradient separations were carried out with a 10 mM ammonium formate (pH 3.0) aqueous mobile phase, a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min, and a temperature of 30 °C. The deferoxamine peak was detected using an ACQUITY QDa Detector with SIR positive m/z 561.0.
Vo retention time (thiourea) versus calculated column volume for 2.1 x 50 mm columns packed with a 2.5 µm, C18 stationary phase for MaxPeak HPS, Vendor A PEEK-lined, and Vendor B PEEK-lined column hardware. Column volumes were calculated from measurements of the inner diameter of each column tube. Analyses were performed with an ACQUITY UPLC chromatograph. Isocratic separation conditions included a flow rate of 0.30 mL/min, column temperature of 30°C, 75% acetonitrile mobile phase, 254 nm UV detection, and 1 µL injection volumes.
Improved fragment ion intensities demonstrated for gefitinib metabolite M7 (MQZP, m/z 378.1021). Increased ion intensities relating to transitions m/z 318.0440 and 304.0284 are shown to increase for the ACQUITY Premier HSS T3 Column.
Separation and MS XICs of imatinib and nine related impurities with MS-compatible mobile phases and an ACQUITY Premier CSH Phenyl-Hexyl Column (2.1 mm x 100 mm, C18, 1.7 µm, 130 Å). Detection: 267 nm. Flow rate: 0.4 mL/min. Gradient: 0.5% B to 100% B in 10 min with a linear gradient.