A low dead space liquid trap includes: a tube, having an inlet, an outlet, and an aperture disposed between the inlet and the outlet at a bottom of the tube, wherein the tube defines a channel extending in a first direction between the inlet and the outlet, the channel having a cross section perpendicular to the first direction a reservoir disposed beneath the aperture of the tube and a gas permeable membrane extending across the channel at an angle greater than zero with respect to the cross section of the channel.
