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,
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 comprises carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen and includes less than 6 particles having a dimension of greater than 0.5 micrometers within a 100 square micrometer region.
2. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is metal or metallic.
3. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is stainless steel.
4. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is an aluminum alloy.
5. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes titanium.
6. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate includes, by weight, at least 15% cobalt.
7. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component is tubing.
8. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has channels.
9. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has curves.
10. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has threading.
11. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has protrusions.
12. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has cavities.
13. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has junctions.
14. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein liquid chromatography component has mating surfaces.
15. The liquid chromatography component of claim 1 .
16. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is metal or metallic.
17. The liquid chromatography system of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is stainless steel.
18. The liquid chromatography component of claim 1 .
19. A liquid chromatography system, comprising:
a liquid chromatography component having a non-line-of-sight geometry, the liquid chromatography component comprising:
a substrate; and
an amorphous coating on the substrate throughout the non-line-of-sight geometry,
wherein the amorphous coating comprises carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen and includes less than 6 particles having a dimension of greater than 0.5 micrometers within a 100 square micrometer region;
wherein the substrate is stainless steel.
20. A liquid chromatography system, comprising:
a liquid chromatography component having a non-line-of-sight geometry, the liquid chromatography component comprising:
a stainless steel substrate; and
an amorphous coating on the stainless steel substrate throughout the non-line-of-sight geometry,
wherein the amorphous coating comprises carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen and includes less than 6 particles having a dimension of greater than 0.5 micrometers within a 100 square micrometer region;
wherein the substrate is stainless steel.