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The Viscotek High Temperature GPC (HT-GPC) System is a revolutionary advanced detector system specifically designed for the characterization of polyolefins, natural and synthetic polymers, nanoparticles and other large molecules.
Viscotek - Vision for Gel Permeation Chromatography and Size Exclusion Chromatography
Viscotek Vision
Viscotek Vision

Our vision - to become the global leader in advanced Gel Permeation Chromatography detectors, software and systems for macromolecular characterization - is a bold one, but with our track record in innovation, it's a vision we're confident we can achieve and maintain.

GPC was developed in the 1960’s and initially focused on columns, pumps and concentration detectors. By the mid-1980’s these basic components of GPC had been perfected and the focus shifted to other, more advanced detectors and software. Viscotek was a pioneer in this process and remains a leader in the development of new GPC technologies for macromolecular characterization.

Viscotek’s Timeline of Innovative TechnologiesVision Timeline

1984
First GPC Viscometer Detector
1987
First PC Software to calculate polymer branching
1988
First Dual Detector for GPC (Viscometer-RI)
1991
First Triple Detector for GPC (Light Scattering-Viscometer-RI)
1992
First Windows-based Software for Triple Detection
1999
First Integrated Triple Detector for GPC
2000
First Integrated Triple Detector with Low Angle Light Scattering (LALS) option
2001
First Integrated Tetra Detector (Light Scattering-Viscometer-RI-UV)
2002
First Integrated Pump/ Autosampler/Degasser (GPCmax) specifically for GPC
2002
First Complete Advanced Detector GPC System operating under a single software platform
2003
First High Temperature GPC Autopreparation/Autosampling Module (Vortex)
2005
First High Temperature Triple Detector GPC from a single vendor
2005
First High Temperature Triple Detector GPC with LALS option
2005
First Modular High Temperature GPC System

Viscotek Vision
Viscotek has already embarked on the next wave of product development which is automation. Current levels of automation focus on controlling pumps, injectors and data processing.

Our vision goes far beyond that to include remote controls and operation, hardware diagnostics and maintenance schedules which are built into the software and artificial intelligence that can be applied to data analysis.

These are the things that the next generation of GPC analysis will demand and which Viscotek will supply to become the global leader in advanced detectors, software and systems for macromolecular characterization.
Complete Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) / Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) systems for the characterization of natural and synthetic polymers, proteins, conjugates and excipients. Integrated Triple and Tetra Detector Arrays (TDAs) featuring Low Angle Light Scattering (LALS) detectors, four capillary differential viscometer detectors, refractometers and UV/VIS detectors; in a single experiment, obtain absolute molecular weight, molecular size, intrinsic viscosity, conformation, branching, aggregation and copolymer composition. Flow Injection Polymer Analysis (FIPA) for fast, accurate and precise average molecular weight, size and intrinsic viscosity in routine QA/QC and process control. Automated Dilute Solution Viscosity (DSV) systems provide relative, inherent, and intrinsic viscosity.