Hypercarb capillaries are available in two popular designs:
KAPPA® and PIONEERTM direct-connection columns, which are both ideal for LC/MS.
High efficiency KAPPA columns are available in 0.50mm, 0.32mm, and 0.18mm ID capillaries, and have an 8th inch stainless steel sleeve around the capillary to make them very robust for day-to-day laboratory use. They also have standard steel female endfittings, and so they can be used with standard column connectors.
PIONEER capillary columns minimize band spreading and improve chromatographic efficiency by connecting directly into LC/MS and other detectors with a male 10-32 connection on one end. They are available in 0.50mm and 0.32mm ID.
Due to the polar retnetion effect of Hypercarb, Hypercarb capillary columns provide excellent chromatography for difficult-to-retain polar compounds, or compounds that are difficult to resolve due to structural similarity.
Hypercarb capillaries are ideal for nano and picomol concentration LC/MS applications.