Discovery HS C18 · Sigma-Aldrich / Merck
For Discovery HS C18, original column's brand is Sigma-Aldrich / Merck; gl sciences direct replacement is InertSustain C18; gl sciences alternative is InertSustain C18; bonded phase is C18; waters closest selectivity column is SunFire C18, recorded from its source on 2026-09-01; source re-checked 2026-09-30.
- Original column's brand
- Sigma-Aldrich / Merck our reading
- Original column name
- Discovery HS C18 verified
- GL Sciences direct replacement
- InertSustain C18 verified
- GL Sciences alternative
- InertSustain C18 verified
- Bonded phase
- C18 verified
- Waters closest selectivity column
- SunFire C18 verified
- Waters recommended UPLC column
- ACQUITY UPLC HSS C18 verified
- Waters recommended HPLC column
- SunFire C18 XSelect HSS C18 XP verified
- Waters recommended preparative column
- SunFire C18 OBD verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Discovery HS C18 | InertSustain C18 View App Notes | InertSustain C18 View App Notes |
— glsciencesinc.com, retrieved 2026-09-01
Where each value comes from
These values are stated in different places, and not all on the same page, so each is shown with the passage that states it and the source that passage came from.
Original column's brand
Sigma-Aldrich / Merck 68 equivalents
— from glsciencesinc.com, retrieved 2026-09-01
Bonded phase, Waters closest selectivity column, Waters recommended UPLC column, Waters recommended HPLC column and Waters recommended preparative column
Discovery HS C18 | C18 | SunFire C18 | ACQUITY UPLC HSS C18 | SunFire C18 XSelect HSS C18 XP | SunFire C18 OBD |
— from waters.com, retrieved 2026-09-01
Sources
- glsciencesinc.comhttps://www.glsciencesinc.com/hplc-column-equivalents
- waters.comhttps://www.waters.com/waters/en_US/Column-Comparison-Chart-for-UPLC,-UHPLC,-HPLC/nav.htm?cid=135047266