Description
3-stop Silicone Black-Black Pump Tubing – PT-3130SI
P/N: PT-3130SI
Cross Reference(s)
Thermo P/N: 1320080
Detail:
3-Stop Black/Black (0.030″/0.76mm ID), Silicone, 6/pkg
Silicone tubing is often used in spectroscopy because of its inert nature, meaning it doesn’t react with the chemicals in the sample. Yet it has excellent flexibility, wide temperature range, and ease of cleaning and sterilization. These properties make it ideal for transferring and handling sensitive samples without introducing contamination. Of course, this is particularly true in applications requiring high purity and precise measurements.
Using Silicone Tubing in Spectroscopy
There are some key advantages of using silicone tubing in spectroscopy, including:
- Chemical inertness: Silicone does not readily react with most chemicals, ensuring minimal sample contamination during transfer.
- Biocompatibility: Medical-grade silicone is safe for use with biological samples and for this reason is a frequent tool in life science research.
- Temperature stability: Silicone can withstand a wide range of temperatures. As a result, this allows for use in applications with varying thermal conditions.
- Flexibility: The pliable nature of silicone tubing enables easy manipulation and bending without kinking. Certainly, both issues are vital for precise fluid delivery.
- Transparency: Certain types of silicone tubing are transparent. For that reason, the technician can visually monitor fluid flow.
- Ease of cleaning and sterilization: Cleaning and sterilizing silicone tubing is much easier using various methods, including autoclaving. Undoubtedly, this step is crucial for maintaining sample purity.
Applications for 2-Stop and 3-Stop Silicone Tubing
Applications that benefit from silicone tubing:
- Liquid chromatography: Transferring samples from autosamplers to the chromatography column.
- Mass spectrometry: Delivering samples to the ionization source.
- Atomic absorption spectroscopy: Transferring liquid samples to the nebulizer.
- UV-Vis spectroscopy: Analyzing solutions in cuvettes.
- Fluorimetry: Delivering samples to the fluorimeter.
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