An easy way to prepare pressurized glass inserts for MAS rotors

A novel technique to prepare pressurized glass insert samples for MAS rotors is described. In this technique, a small drop of epoxy is added to the tip of a piston and the gas is squeezed into the insert by pressing the piston. The amount of gas, i.e., pressure, in the sample can be controlled by the overall length of an insert test tube. As examples, 129Xe NMR spectra taken from samples containing xenon gas, xenon gas and liquid crystal, and xenon gas, liquid crystal and porous solid, are shown. In principle, the method is feasible for making any kind of samples into glass inserts.