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104 INJECTOR PORT

This straight-bore GC liner is wadded with glass wool. The glass wool is often
silanized to prevent analyte adsorption. The glass wool is present to trap particu-
lates from septa breakdown and oils/contaminants from connectors, gas tanks, etc.

injector port A component of a manual injector that guides the
syringe needle into the injector and makes a tight seal.

This part of an HPLC injector valve guides the syringe needle up to the rotor seal.
The injector port has a pliable plastic tip that forms a seal around the syringe and
to the rotor seal.