How pierced PTFE/silicone septa affect GC-MS experiments

American Laboratory

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 10-12

  Wang, Yanxiang ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SILICONES;

LIQUID TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLVENT MATRIX; SILICONE SEPTA;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

EID: 33646245882     PISSN: 00447749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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