Electrically insulated gas chromatograph assembly and method of fabricating same

1. Field of the Invention An electrically insulated gas chromatograph assembly suitable for high temperature operation in a miniaturized, low power, low thermal mass gas chromatograph instrument is provided. The gas chromatograph (GC) assembly includes a metal capillary GC column () having a ceramic fiber insulating layer () wrapped about an outer surface thereof. Heater wire () is similarly wrapped with a ceramic fiber electrical insulating layer (). Resistive temperature device (RTD) wire () is positioned contiguous an outer surface of insulating layer (). The composite assembly including insulated capillary GC column (), insulated heater wire (), and RTD wire (), are bound together by applying thereto a spiral wrapped ceramic fiber insulating layer ().