As laboratories look to further reduce inefficiencies in their workflows and lower demands on staff, there is a shift towards automating manual tasks to improve overall productivity. For that reason, Agilent recently introduced the Advanced Dilution System 2 (ADS 2), a novel advancement in ICP-MS technology. The ADS 2 enables analysts to easily perform three important time-saving functions:

– Automatically prepare a multipoint calibration from single stock standards.

– Automatically dilute samples by a prescribed factor.

– Automatically perform intelligent reactive dilution for targeted analytes when results are out of the calibration range or when the internal standard elements exhibit suppression or enhancement.

In this study, we present the validation of the ADS 2 device coupled with an ICP-MS. Various tests were performed with standards and reference materials in order to evaluate the accuracy and precision of this new device.