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Westwood S, Lippa K, Shimuzu Y, Lalerle B, Saito T, Duewer D, Dai X, Davies S, Ricci M, Baldan A, Lang B, Sarge S, Wang H, Pratt K, Josephs R, Mariassy M, Pfeifer D, Warren J, Bremser W, Ellison S, Toman B, Nelson M, Huang T, Fajgelj A, Gören A, Mackay L, Wielgosz R. Methods for the SI-traceable value assignment of the purity of organic compounds (IUPAC Technical Report). PURE APPL CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2020-0804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The “purity” of an organic compound typically refers, in practice, to an assignment of the mass fraction content of the primary organic component present in the material. The “purity” value of an organic primary calibrator material is the ultimate source of metrological traceability of any quantitative measurement of the content of that compound in a given matrix. The primary calibrator may consist of a Certified Reference Material (CRM) whose purity has been assigned by the CRM producer or a laboratory may choose to value-assign a material to the extent necessary for their intended application by using appropriately valid methods. This report provides an overview of the approach, performance and applicability of the principal methods used to determine organic purity including mass balance, quantitative NMR, thermal methods and direct-assay techniques. A statistical section reviews best practice for combination of data, value assignment as the upper limit values corresponding to 100 % purity are approached and how to report and propagate the standard uncertainty associated with the assigned values.
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- Steven Westwood
- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) , Sèvres , France
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Gaithersburg , MD , USA
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- Laboratoire Nationale de Métrologie et d’Essais (LNE) , Paris , France
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- National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ) , Tsukuba , Japan
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Gaithersburg , MD , USA
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- National Institute of Metrology (China) (NIM) , Beijing , China
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- National Measurement Institute Australia (NMIA) , North Ryde , NSW , Australia
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- Nederlands Metrologisch Instituut (VSL) , Delft , The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Gaithersburg , MD , USA
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) , Braunschweig , Germany
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- National Institute of Metrology (China) (NIM) , Beijing , China
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Gaithersburg , MD , USA
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- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) , Sèvres , France
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung (BAM) , Berlin , Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -Prüfung (BAM) , Berlin , Germany
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Gaithersburg , MD , USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) , Gaithersburg , MD , USA
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- National Institute of Metrology (China) (NIM) , Beijing , China
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- International Atomic Energy Agency , Vienna , Austria
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- Kimya Bölümü, Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi , Gebze , Turkey
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- National Measurement Institute Australia (NMIA) , North Ryde , NSW , Australia
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- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) , Sèvres , France
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Khirich G. A Monte Carlo Method for Analyzing Systematic and Random Uncertainty in Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements. Anal Chem 2021; 93:10039-10047. [PMID: 34251807 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) is a powerful analytical technology that is capable of quantifying the concentration of any analyte with exquisite accuracy and precision so long as it contains at least one nonlabile nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-active nucleus. Unlike with traditional analytical technologies, the concentrations of analytes do not directly influence the uncertainty in the quantification of NMR signals because an ideal NMR response depends only on the nature and amount of the nucleus being observed. Rather, in the absence of spectral artifacts and under favorable experimental conditions, the measurement uncertainty may be influenced by the following factors: (1) spectroscopic parameters such as the spectral width, number of time domain points, and acquisition time; (2) postacquisition data processing, such as apodization and zero-filling; (3) the signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) and lineshapes of the two signals being used in a qNMR measurement; and (4) the method of signal quantification employed, such as numerical integration or lineshape fitting (LF). Here, a general Monte Carlo (MC) method that considers these factors is presented, with which the random and systematic contributions to qNMR measurement uncertainty may be calculated. Autocorrelation analysis of synthetic and experimental noise is used in a fingerprint-like approach to demonstrate the validity of the simulations. The MC method allows for a general quantitative assessment of measurement uncertainty without the need to acquire spectral replicates and without reference to the molecular structures and concentrations of analytes. Representative examples of qNMR measurement uncertainty simulations are provided in which the metrological performances of integration and LF are contrasted for signal pairs obtained using various acquisition and processing schemes in the low-SNR regime-an area where application of the proposed MC method may prove to be particularly salient.
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- Gennady Khirich
- Analytical Operations, Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California 94080, United States
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The assessment of primary calibrator purity is critical for establishing traceability to the International System of Units (SI). Recently, quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) has been used as a purity determination method for reference material development, and many related measurement techniques have been designed to acquire accurate and reliable results. This review introduces the recent advances in these techniques (including multidimensional methods), focusing on the application of qNMR to reference material preparation.
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Choquette SJ, Duewer DL, Sharpless KE. NIST Reference Materials: Utility and Future. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2020; 13:453-474. [PMID: 32176531 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061318-115314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards, was established by the US Congress in 1901 and charged with establishing a measurement foundation to facilitate US and international commerce. This broad language provides NIST with the ability to establish and implement its programs in response to changes in national needs and priorities. This review traces some of the changes in NIST's reference material programs over time and presents the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory's current approach to promoting accuracy and metrological traceability of chemical measurements and validation of chemical measurement processes.
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- Steven J Choquette
- Office of Reference Materials, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2300, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8390, USA;
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- Special Programs Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4701, USA
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Yang D, Su B, Bi Y, Zhang L, Zhang B, Song J, Lu Y, Du G. Preparation and Certification of a New Salvianolic Acid A Reference Material for Food and Drug Research. NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2020; 10:67-75. [PMID: 32306209 PMCID: PMC7176770 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-020-00236-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Salvianolic acid A (Sal A), a water-soluble ingredient in Danshen, has various biological activities. Sal A and its impurities have similar physical and chemical properties, as well as strong reducibility; therefore, they are difficult to prepare and purify. In this study, high-purity Sal A was obtained by purification of sephadex chromatography and preparative chromatography. Furthermore, HPLC-DAD tandem ECD and HPLC-DAD tandem MS methods were used for non-volatile organic impurity analysis, ICP-MS method was used for non-volatile inorganic impurities and mass balance method and quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance were employed to certify the product. The structures of Sal A and its relative impurities were validated by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, and their contents were quantified as well. Following the principles of ISO Guides 34:2009 and 35:2005, a Sal A reference material was certified, covering homogeneity studies, stability studies, characterization, and uncertainty estimations.
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- Dezhi Yang
- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Center of Pharmaceutical Polymorphs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Soteria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Laiwu, 271100, People's Republic of China
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- Soteria Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Laiwu, 271100, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Center of Pharmaceutical Polymorphs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Center of Pharmaceutical Polymorphs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Screening Research, National Center for Pharmaceutical Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Center of Pharmaceutical Polymorphs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing City Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Screening Research, National Center for Pharmaceutical Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, People's Republic of China.
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Lippa KA, Duewer DL, Nelson MA, Davies SR, Mackay LG. The role of the CCQM OAWG in providing SI traceable calibrators for organic chemical measurements. ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE : JOURNAL FOR QUALITY, COMPARABILITY AND RELIABILITY IN CHEMICAL MEASUREMENT 2019; 24:10.1007/s00769-019-01407-6. [PMID: 38487299 PMCID: PMC10938631 DOI: 10.1007/s00769-019-01407-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Metrological traceability for organic chemical measurements is a documented unbroken chain of calibrations with stated uncertainties that ideally link the measurement result for a sample to a primary calibrator in appropriate SI units (e.g., mass fraction). A comprehensive chemical purity determination of the organic calibrator is required to ensure a true assessment of this result. We explore the evolution of chemical purity capabilities across metrology institute members of the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology's Organic Analysis Working Group (OAWG). The OAWG work program has promoted the development of robust measurement capabilities, using indirect "mass balance" determinations via rigorous assessment of impurities and direct determination using quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods. A combination of mass balance and qNMR has been shown to provide a best practice approach. Awareness of the importance of the traceability of organic calibrators continues to grow across stakeholder groups, particularly in key areas such as clinical chemistry where activities related to the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine have raised the profile of traceable calibrators.
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- Katrice A. Lippa
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8392, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8392, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8392, USA
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- National Measurement Institute, Australia, 105 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
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- National Measurement Institute, Australia, 105 Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
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Nelson MA, Waters JF, Toman B, Lang BE, Rück A, Breitruck K, Obkircher M, Windust A, Lippa KA. A New Realization of SI for Organic Chemical Measurement: NIST PS1 Primary Standard for Quantitative NMR (Benzoic Acid). Anal Chem 2018; 90:10510-10517. [PMID: 30058803 PMCID: PMC9382908 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Metrological traceability to common references supports the comparability of chemical measurement results produced by different analysts, at various times, and at separate places. Ideally, these references are realizations of base units of the International System of Units (SI). ISO/IEC 17025 (Clause 6.5) states that traceability of measurement results is a necessary attribute of analytical laboratory competence, and as such, has become compulsory in many industries, especially clinical diagnostics and healthcare. Historically, claims of traceability for organic chemical measurements have relied on calibration chains anchored on unique reference materials with linkage to the SI that is tenuous at best. A first-of-its-kind National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reference material, ultrapure and extensively characterized PS1 Benzoic Acid Primary Standard for quantitative NMR (qNMR), serves as a definitive, primary reference (calibrant) that assuredly links the qNMR spectroscopy technique to SI units. As qNMR itself is a favorable method for accurate, direct characterization of chemical reference materials, PS1 is a standard for developing other traceable standards and is intended to establish traceability for the measurement of thousands of organic chemical species. NIST PS1 will play a critical role in directly promoting accuracy and worldwide comparability of measurement results produced by the chemical measurement community, supporting the soundness of clinical diagnostics, food safety and labeling, forensic investigation, drug development, biomedical research, and chemical manufacturing. Confidence in this link to the SI was established through (i) unambiguous identification of chemical structure; (ii) determinations of isotopic composition and molecular weight; (iii) evaluation of the respective molecular amount by multiple primary measurement procedures, including qNMR and coulometry; and (iv) rigorous evaluation of measurement uncertainty using state-of-the-art statistical methods and measurement models.
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- M. A. Nelson
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, 9471 Buchs, Switzerland
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- Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, 9471 Buchs, Switzerland
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- Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, 9471 Buchs, Switzerland
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- Measurement Science and Standards, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A DR6, Canada
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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Melanson JE, Thibeault MP, Stocks BB, Leek DM, McRae G, Meija J. Purity assignment for peptide certified reference materials by combining qNMR and LC-MS/MS amino acid analysis results: application to angiotensin II. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6719-6731. [PMID: 30143839 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1272-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The purity value assignment of metrologically traceable peptide reference standards requires specialized primary methods. Conventionally, amino acid analysis by isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) following peptide hydrolysis is employed as a reference method. By contrast, quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) spectroscopy allows for quantitation of intact peptides, thus eliminating potential bias due to hydrolysis. Both methods are susceptible to interference from related peptide impurities, which need to be accurately measured and accounted for. The mass balance approach has also been employed for peptide purity measurements, whereby the purity is defined by the sum of the mass fraction of all impurities identified. Ideally, results from these three orthogonal methods can be combined for final purity assignment of peptide reference standards. Here we report a novel strategy for correcting both LC-MS/MS and 1H-qNMR results for related peptide impurities and combining results from both methods using a Bayesian statistical approach using mass balance results as prior knowledge. The mass balance method relied on a validated 19F-qNMR method to measure the trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) counter-ion, considered an impurity in this case at nearly 25% by mass. Using a candidate certified reference material (CRM) for angiotensin II, excellent agreement was achieved with the three methods. The final purity value assignment of the candidate CRM was 691 ± 9 mg/g (k = 2).
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- Jeremy E Melanson
- National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada.
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- National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Metrology, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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Toman B, Nelson MA, Bedner M. Rigorous evaluation of chemical measurement uncertainty: Liquid chromatographic analysis methods using detector response factor calibration. METROLOGIA 2017; 54:S16. [PMID: 28740320 PMCID: PMC5520676 DOI: 10.1088/1681-7575/aa6404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Chemical measurement methods are designed to promote accurate knowledge of a measurand or system. As such, these methods often allow elicitation of latent sources of variability and correlation in experimental data. They typically implement measurement equations that support quantification of effects associated with calibration standards and other known or observed parametric variables. Additionally, multiple samples and calibrants are usually analyzed to assess accuracy of the measurement procedure and repeatability by the analyst. Thus, a realistic assessment of uncertainty for most chemical measurement methods is not purely bottom-up (based on the measurement equation) or top-down (based on the experimental design), but inherently contains elements of both. Confidence in results must be rigorously evaluated for the sources of variability in all of the bottom-up and top-down elements. This type of analysis presents unique challenges due to various statistical correlations among the outputs of measurement equations. One approach is to use a Bayesian hierarchical (BH) model which is intrinsically rigorous, thus making it a straightforward method for use with complex experimental designs, particularly when correlations among data are numerous and difficult to elucidate or explicitly quantify. In simpler cases, careful analysis using GUM Supplement 1 (MC) methods augmented with random effects meta analysis yields similar results to a full BH model analysis. In this article we describe both approaches to rigorous uncertainty evaluation using as examples measurements of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 in solution reference materials via liquid chromatography with UV absorbance detection (LC-UV) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometric detection using isotope dilution (LC-IDMS).
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- Blaza Toman
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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