Importance of Degassing Fluids

Feb 7, 2023 by IDEX Health & Science

Degassers avoid inaccurate sampling, maintain throughput and reduce errors by removing dissolved gases – even across complex fluid systems – before they outgas into bubbles. Utilizing degassing in your fluidic path is essential for consistent and accurate results.

Benefits of Degassing

• Greatly improves precision by degassing fluids far below the saturation point so instrument operations remain bubble-free
• Avoids repeat sampling to detect inaccurate readings, which reduces throughput along your fluidic path

Temperature, pressure, reagent concentration, and shock or agitation are all common variables that reduce the saturation point of systems fluids, resulting in outgassing that forms bubbles. If bubble formation is not initially identified, sample assessment may be flawed.

Produce consistent and accurate sample results by incorporating a degasser in your instrument. Degassers greatly improve precision by degassing fluids far below the saturation point so instrument operations remain bubble-free. As the graph below demonstrates, degassers greatly increase accuracy for dispense volumes over time, in standard operation.

IDEX Health & Science degassers manage efficiency across a wide range of flow rates and conditions with closed-loop vacuum control, to greatly enhance run-to-run reliability and throughput, while maintaining dispense accuracy to avoid sample loss.

What application do you use degassing for?

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)? Keeping with the industry trends, we have innovative products available to help you continuously improve your HPLC systems. Our Film Degasser utilizes a patented, cutting-edge technology that allows you to select a fixed degassing efficiency with any HPLC separation method. This technology enables consistent operation to reduce pervaporation and ultimately increase performance control. Learn more about our film degasser.

Explore our full list of degassing products, complete specifications, and more. Have a custom project or question? Contact us to speak with an expert and learn how we can create a full fluidics system.