Hi, Gavin, Mark and Pier,
 
As told by Andreas Hilkert, the application specialist of Finnigan (Bremen) about one month ago, the irm-LC/MS achieved by IsoLink interface is a very new system/technique, so I guess very few people now could have a chance to work with such a system. However, as shown by many practical applications (such as carbohydrates, fatty acids etc.) which were done by Andreas himself, this system looks great. I also got the materials from Andreas and check them carefully, the results of these applications (precision and accuracy) seem even better than irm-GC/MS.
 
Sincerely,
Li Chao
 
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Hello-
 
   I saw a press release from Thermo Electron about a month ago, regarding
its new IsoLink LC interface for continuous flow IRMS, but I haven't seen
any comments on the listserve yet.  Anyone had a chance to work with an
IsoLink?  Any comments on its performance, ruggedness, etc...?  Any idea
about how much its going to cost?
   The idea behind it is pretty cute (in-stream oxidation of organics), but
I'm wondering how excited people are to work with a system that requires
only aqueous solvents.
 
   Thanks for any information you can provide.
 
Sincerely,
Gavin Sacks
 
                      
　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　
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