Liquid chromatography system and component
Liquid chromatography systems and liquid chromatography components are disclosed. In an embodiment, a liquid chromatography system includes a liquid chromatography component. The liquid chromatography component includes a substrate and an amorphous coating on the substrate. The amorphous coating has a base layer and a surface layer. The base layer includes carboxysilane.
1. A liquid chromatography system, comprising:
a liquid chromatography component, comprising:
a substrate; and
an amorphous coating on the substrate, the amorphous coating having a base layer and a surface layer, the base layer including carboxysilane.
2. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating is positioned on regions of the liquid chromatography component that are unable to be concurrently coated through line-of-sight techniques.
3. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating comprises carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen.
4. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is metal or metallic.
5. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is stainless steel.
6. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is an aluminum alloy.
7. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating is at least partially formed from dimethylsilane.
8. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating is at least partially formed from oxidation.
9. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating is at least partially formed from trimethylsilane.
10. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component is tubing.
11. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has channels, curves, threading, vanes, protrusions, cavities, junctions, mating interfaces, or a combination thereof.
12. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of greater than 100 nanometers.
13. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of greater than 500 nanometers.
14. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of between 100 nanometers and 1,000 nanometers.
15. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of between 500 nanometers and 3,000 nanometers.
16. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of between 500 nanometers and 2,000 nanometers.
17. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of between 500 nanometers and 1,000 nanometers.
18. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of between 1,000 nanometers and 2,000 nanometers.
19. The liquid chromatography component of claim 1 .
20. A liquid chromatography system, comprising:
a liquid chromatography component, comprising:
a stainless steel substrate; and
an amorphous coating on the substrate, the amorphous coating having a base layer and a surface layer, the base layer including carboxysilane;
wherein the amorphous coating is positioned on regions of the liquid chromatography component that are unable to be concurrently coated through line-of-sight techniques;
wherein the amorphous coating has a thickness of between 500 nanometers and 2,000 nanometers.