| abstract |
A sample inlet liner includes an internal surface barrier wherein the surface barrier is situated so as to circumvent undesirable reactions between the sample and the liner. The barrier surface composition includes PTFE to an extent sufficient to reduce or eliminate such undesirable reactions, and the surface barrier is situated so as to receive substantially all of the wetting of the liner by an injected sample, such that little or no contact is made by the sample with a surface that lacks sufficient PTFE. As a result, decomposition or adsorption of the sample is reduced. |