Diluting samples in a sample manager when using liquid chromatography testing

Abstract

A method for performing liquid chromatography includes receiving, by a receptor of a liquid chromatography sample manager, a sample vial containing a sample; drawing, by an automated needle system of the liquid chromatography sample manager, the sample from the sample container; and diluting, by the automated needle system of the liquid chromatography sample manager, the sample using a dilution system that is self-contained within the sample fluidics of the liquid chromatography sample manager. A liquid chromatography sample manager and/or liquid chromatography system including a sample manager is further provided that is configured to perform the method.

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