GERSTEL Twister®

GERSTEL Twister®

GERSTEL Twister®

Product catalog summary
Overview: The GERSTEL Twister® is a tool for efficient extraction of organic compounds from aqueous matrices using Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SBSE). This solvent-free technique is faster and up to 1000 times more sensitive than conventional methods like SPME due to its larger sorbent volume and ability to handle larger sample volumes.
Key Features:
  • High sensitivity and productivity with minimal labor and resource requirements.
  • Thermal desorption for analyte recovery, with optional liquid desorption for high-boiling or thermally labile analytes.
  • Reusable up to 200 times, depending on conditions.
Applications:
  • Food and beverage analysis
  • Flavor and fragrance detection
  • Environmental analysis of water and wastewater
  • Extractables and leachables from pharmaceutical packaging
Twister Sorbent Phases:
  • PDMS Twister: Targets apolar compounds with log(Kow) > 4.
  • EG/Silicone Twister: Extends polarity range, binding polar hydrogen bond donors like phenols.
GERSTEL Twicester®: Enhances sample extraction by allowing multiple Twisters to be used simultaneously, improving analyte recovery and covering a wide polarity range. It supports Multi-Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (mSBSE) for comprehensive analysis.
GERSTEL Flex-Twister: Designed for Solvent Assisted Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SA-SBSE), improving recovery for polar compounds with log Kow values between 1.0 and 2.0.
Additional Tools:
  • Tube Conditioner (TC 2): Ensures clean and conditioned TD tubes and Twisters for high-quality analysis.
  • Twister Back Extraction (TBE): Combines SBSE with solvent elution for high boiling or thermally labile compounds.
  • Thermal Desorption Unit (TDU 2): Offers flexible thermal desorption and extraction, minimizing analyte loss and memory effects.
Software: GERSTEL MAESTRO Software optimizes sample preparation and introduction, integrating with major analytical software for enhanced workflow and real-time monitoring.
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Catalog excerpts

GERSTEL Twister®-2

GERSTEL Twister® The GERSTEL Twicester® offers a simple possibility to position one or more Twisters magnetically on the inner wall of a sample vial for more efficient sample extraction. The Twicester approach enables the extraction of a sample using more Twisters simultaneously, for example using Twisters with different types of phases for a more complete combined extraction and improved analyte recovery. Twister/SBSE Benefits: • Up to 1000 times more sensitive than SPME • Quantitative, with large linear range • A large number of samples can be extracted simultaneously for highest productivity...

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GERSTEL Twister®-3

GERSTEL Flex-Twister GERSTEL Twicester® The Flex Twister was developed specifically for Solvent Assisted Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SA-SBSE), a novel extraction technique that relies on Flex Twisters that have been swollen with a user defined solvent. The solvent is added to the Flex Twisters before the extraction step leading to a modification of the sorbent phase properties and thereby, depending on the solvent used, to significantly improved extraction recovery for polar compounds with log Kow values between 1.0 and 2.0. Compared with standard SBSE, the SA-SBSE phase volume is increased...

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GERSTEL Twister®-4

Twister Back Extraction TBE Clean and well-conditioned TD tubes and Twisters are essential in order to fully take advantage of the high sensitivity of the thermal desorption technique and to achieve the best possible quality of analysis. The TC 2 operates independently of the GC/MS system, eliminating the risk of system contamination during conditioning and keeping the GC/MS available for analytical tasks ensuring maximum productivity. During conditioning in the TC 2, TD tubes are either held at a user-specified fixed temperature or undergo a specified temperature program cycle while being purged...

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