Supel™ Swift HLB – DPX Tips by Supelco: High-Efficiency Solid Phase Extraction for Analytical Chemistry and Automation

Modern laboratories need faster, more efficient sample preparation without sacrificing accuracy. Supel™ Swift HLB – DPX Tips address these demands with rapid extraction times, minimal solvent use, and compatibility with automation platforms, making them an ideal choice for a wide range of analytical applications. Discover how this innovative solution from Supelco transforms sample preparation in food, environmental, and biological analyses.

Why Choose Supel™ Swift HLB – DPX Tips

• Lower solvent use: Uses minimal elution solvent volumes to support a greener sample preparation workflow.
• Faster sample preparation: Rapid extraction times help shorten overall preparation time before instrumental analysis.
• Efficient extraction performance: High extraction efficiencies support effective cleanup for analytical workflows.
• Simple operation: Extractions are easy to perform by pipetting up and down at every step.
• Higher throughput potential: Compatibility with Hamilton® Liquid Handling Systems supports higher throughput automation workflows.
• Small volume suitability: Microelution sizing supports small volume applications.
• Rapid multi-sample processing: The automated opioid urine method processed multiple samples simultaneously in under 10 minutes.
• Improved run consistency: Processing multiple samples simultaneously helps minimize within-run sample variability.
• Strong analytical results: In the opioid urine example, good recovery values were achieved for all compounds with %RSDs under 11.2%.

Key Features and Design

• Polymer chemistry: Supel™ Swift HLB SPE is a new, proprietary, patent pending copolymer containing both hydrophilic and lipophilic functional groups.
• HLB design: The sorbent is based on hydrophilic and lipophilic balance (HLB) chemistry with dual polarity.
• Sorbent role: It is intended for use as a sorbent material in solid phase extractions (SPE) prior to instrumental analysis, such as LC-MS/MS.
• Sample compatibility: The dual polarity of Supel™ Swift HLB is described as suitable for extracting a broad range of compounds from aqueous matrices.
• Matrix scope: The material is appropriate for samples in food and environmental applications as well as biological samples such as urine, serum, and plasma.
• Retention profile: The HLB property of the polymer material enables retention of compounds with a wide range of polarities and log P values.
• Format: Supel™ Swift HLB is available in a DPX tip format.
• Automation compatibility: The DPX tip format is compatible with higher throughput automation workflows, including Hamilton® Liquid Handling Systems.
• Microelution option: A microelution size format is available for small volume applications.

Applications 

• Solid phase extraction before instrumental analysis: Supel™ Swift HLB – DPX Tips are intended for use as a sorbent material in solid phase extractions prior to instrumental analysis, such as LC-MS/MS.
• Broad compound coverage from aqueous matrices: The dual polarity of Supel™ Swift HLB makes it suitable for extracting a broad range of compounds from aqueous matrices.
• Application areas: The product is appropriate for samples in food and environmental applications, as well as biological samples such as urine, serum, and plasma.

Available Supel™ Swift HLB – DPX Tip Products

The Supel™ Swift HLB – DPX Tips product range includes multiple sorbent masses, compatibility types, and tip volumes as explicitly listed below.

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