Description
The microDAWN™ MALS detector performs absolute characterization of macromolecules eluting from UHPLC (or UPLC), determining molar mass and size independently of retention time and molecular reference standards. This instrument offers superb sensitivity over a wide range of molar mass, size and concentrations. In most respects, the microDAWN is similar to the well-established miniDAWN, a workhorse MALS instrument used in hundreds of labs around the world for characterizing proteins and other molecules smaller than 50 nm in radius. The microDAWN is uniquely suitable for use in conjunction with UHPLC Size Exclusion Chromatography (µSEC-MALS) thanks to its small interdetector dispersion and produces minimal band broadening in order to maintain the narrow peaks typical of UHPLC. In some cases it may be used with ion-exchange or other types of chromatography.