A global clinical laboratory equipment and reagents dealer in the U.S., Block Scientific introduces innovative products from leading manufacturers every year to help healthcare settings and clinical laboratories of all sizes improve their productivity and workflow. This year, Block Scientific brings healthcare clients the new LC-MS Solvents from Fisher Chemical, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific. Formulated for UHPLC-UV applications, these solvents are used mostly in HPLC and LCMS systems in research labs, drug-testing labs, environmental labs, and the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical, environmental and food safety industries.
Block Scientific offers LC-MS Solvents from Fisher Chemical that include, but are not limited to:
- Acetonitrile OPTIMA LC/MS, Fisher Chemical, Case of 4 x 4L
- Isopropanol (IPA),OPTIMA, Fisher Chemical, Case of 4 x 4L
- Methanol OPTIMA LC/MS, Fisher Chemical, Case of 4 x 4L
- Water, OPTIMA LC/MS, Fisher Chemical, Case of 4 x 4L
The Fisher Chemical portfolio of high-purity solvents comprises more than 800 solvents suited for a wide range of laboratory applications, from LC/MS to HPLC to gas chromatography to spectrophotometry. The most commonly used solvents or solvent blends include LC-MS grade water and acetonitrile, with ion pairing agents such as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), formic acid (FA) or heptafluorobuteric acid (HFBA).
Available as single component formulations or convenient blends, they are very pure (processed, filtered and sealed to help extend LC-MS column life), stable (store for more than one year at room temperature), and are validated with over 20 measured specifications, and fully tested using Thermo Scientific Mass® Spectrometers.
Optima LC/MS solvents are manufactured and packaged using proprietary techniques to ensure exceptionally low metal ion content. These solvents are now available with an unprecedented LC-UV gradient suitability specification that was developed using advanced UHPLC technology coupled with PDA detection optics, resulting in reduced interferences and increased confidence in your analyses. Its filtration feature provides very low particle content for maximum purity.