The RapidTrace SPE workstation is ideal for method development and method creation. Caliper has sold the RapidTrace to be used in a wide variety of applications and markets. Some of these include:
• Forensic / drugs of abuse testing
• Pharmacokinetic studies for drug development
• Protein purification
• Flavor analysis for the Food and Beverage Industry
• Pesticide analysis in agriculture
• Drug Metabolism Studies


Market and Customer Segments:
• Clinical Testing Facilities
• Pharmaceutical and BioTech
• Contract Research Organizations
• Government Institutions
• Academic Institutions
• Food and Beverage Industry
• Tobacco Industry
• Regulated Equine Racing Labs

• Modular design allows user to add capacity as need grow. Up to 10 RapidTrace Modules can be controlled by one controller
• Individual modules can run different methods
• Mixing chamber allows for mixing reagents in a method
• Simple point and click software allows for easy method set-up and editing
• The ability to support up to eight reagents per module provides excellent flexibility in method creation and optimization
• Utilizes industry standard 1mL & 3mL syringe barrel columns
• Includes tools to aid and simply method development
• Four waste lines for segregating waste materials
• Consistent and reproducible results
• Positive pressure architecture allows user to set flow rates for optimizing extraction conditions

Feature Details:

Modularity 
The RapidTrace is a modular system that allows a user to start with a minimum of modules and add on as workload demands.  Only Caliper LifeScience Corporation manufactured RapidTrace modules can be added to existing workstation for proper operation.
 
Modularity allows for continuous startup, loading samples into one module and initiating the run, loading up another module with more samples and initiating that run at a different time.

Should there be a problem with one sample, that specific module will shut down while others will continue to operate.  If you have ten modules and a problem occurs on one, 90% of your workload will still be completed on time.

Closed Platform
The RapidTrace is not an open platform as many other workstations are.  Once a run has been initiated, all samples are drawn within the modules to prevent any sample tampering or adulteration for better sample security.

Positive Pressure by Syringe Displacement
Positive pressure by syringe displacement allows the operator to set a specific flow rate much more accurately than vacuum or gas pressure.  Since many methods are flow rate sensitive, this improves repeatability.

Magnetic Racks
RapidTrace sample racks may be magnetically encoded with specific procedures for one touch operation.

Liquid Level Sensors
A sensor is located on the syringe to detect the presence of liquid.  If liquid is not detected, the sensor shuts down the modules and tells the operator which reagent line is empty rather than running the method without that reagent and yielding erroneous results.

Windows Software
Easy to use, point and click Windows software (compatible with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95) for ease of use provides a familiar interface.

Eight Reagent Lines

Segregated Waste Lines
The RapidTrace has four separate waste lines allowing the user to separate aqueous, organic and biological wastes for more economical disposal and a safer work environment.  Other workstations have a common trough where all reagents and samples collect.

Mixing Vessel
Reagent Blending capabilities yielding essentially a ninth reagent line where the operator can blend any of his eight reagents, especially useful in methods development.

No additional consumables required
Many workstations require costly sealing caps to form an airtight seal of the syringe with the SPE column.  The design of the RapidTrace eliminates this need.

Power Requirements
50–60 Hz, 100–240 VAC ± 10%
Net Weight
32 lbs (14.5 kg)
Part Numbers
P/N 55701- RapidTrace 1 Module Workstation P/N 59378- RapidTrace Start-up Program
Dimensions
21.5" X 4" x 23” (54.61 X 10.16 X 58.42 cm)
Test Tube Sizes
Sample Test Tubes	13 mm X 100 mm
Fraction Test Tubes	12 mm X 75 mm
Dispense Volume
0.1 mL to 6.0 mL
Load Volume
0.1 mL to 5.8 mL
Liquid Handling Accuracy
Volumes < 3.0 mL	± 0.030 mL
Volumes > 3.0 mL	± 1%
Maximum Test Tube Volume
13x100 Sample Test Tube	9 mL
12x75 Fraction Test Tube	5 mL
Gas Requirements
Incoming Gas Supply	40 psi (2.8 bars) maximum
Compressed Gas Supply Inlet Pressure	10 psi (0.7 bars) minimum 40 psi (2.8 bars) maximum
SPE
Flow Rates	0.006 mL/sec to 0.7 mL/sec (0.36 mL/min to 42 mL/min)
Columns	1 mL and 3 mL syringe barrel columns
Mixing Capability Cycle
Maximum mixing volume of 5.0 mL in mixer
Liquid Sensing
Volumes of 1.2 mL or larger
Connections
Refer to "RapidTrace Parts and Functions" on page 25
Heat Output
50-100 watts per module
Fuses
Input Voltage	100-120 VAC 1.5 Amp, (one fuse) P/N 37645
Input Voltage	220-240 VAC 0.8 Amp, (two fuses) P/N 39838
Ventilation/Cooling
The RapidTrace SPE Workstation is cooled by the exhaust fan located in the rear of the unit.
Grounding
The RapidTrace SPE Workstation is grounded through the three-pronged power cord and through the grounding terminal in the power entry module located in the rear of the unit. Mounting The RapidTrace SPE Workstation should be mounted only in a horizontal po
Column Bed
The RapidTrace is capable of running any SPE column manufactured in the industry, standard 1mL or 3mL syringe barrel format, within certain bed height requirements. The bed height of the sorbent must be between 0.4 cm and 4.0 cm high. To measure the bed h