Twicester®

For Multi-Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (mSBSE).
The GERSTEL Twicester® offers a simple possibility to position one or more Twisters magnetically on the inner wall of a sample vial for more efficient sample extraction. The Twicester approach enables the extraction of a sample using more Twisters simultaneously, for example using Twisters with different types of phases for a more complete combined extraction and improved analyte recovery. The method, referred to as Multi-Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (mSBSE), was developed in a cooperation between GERSTEL K.K, Tokyo, Japan , and Research Institute for Chromatography (RIC) of Professor Pat Sandra in Kortijk, Belgium. Twicester is well suited for the simple and efficient determination of a wide range of flavor compounds in aqueous matrices and it has been used successfully for the analysis of beverages.

Description

A key element of the method is the use of both PDMS- and EG-Silicone Twister in one vial and the simultaneous desorption of both Twister combined into a single GC/MS run. While the PDMS Twister stirs the sample extracting non-polar to medium polarity compounds, the EG-Silicone Twister is held in position on the inside wall of the vial by the Twicester clip. The EG-Silicone Twister very efficiently extracts more polar compounds that form hydrogen bonds as hydrogen donors, for example phenols. Twicester can be used to place Twisters in the liquid phase or in the headspace as required.

mSBSE using the GERSTEL Twicester® enables the determination of compounds over a wide polarity range in just one step.

GERSTEL Twicester® Benefits
  • Longer life-expectancy of the EG-Silicone sorben surface since it doesn’t perform active stirring during extraction.
  • No sample to sample carry-over, only the Twisters are in contact with the sample.
Multi-Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (mSBSE)
  • Simple solution for parallel extraction of a sample with multiple Twisters using the Twicester®
  • Extraction over a wide polarity range using different Twister phases in parallel
  • Improved recoveries and limits of detection by using multiple Twisters in parallel
Simultaneous Thermal Desorption of multiple Twisters
  • Determination of all extracted compounds in one representative chromatogram
  • Improved limits of detection through desorption of multiple Twisters for one GC/MS run