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. 2014 Dec;17(4):36–49. doi: 10.3831/KPI.2014.17.035

Table. 4c. (c). Robustness – change in flow rate.

System suitability Compound Change in flow rate
(A) Normal condition (B) 1.2 mL/minutes (C) 1.4 mL/minutes
Mean (n = 6) RSD (%) Mean (n = 6) RSD (%) Mean (n = 6) RSD (%)
Retention time, tR
(minutes)
QUE 3.972 0.175 4.291 0.105 3.696 0.130
BDMC 13.868 0.310 14.953 0.321 12.909 0.333
DMC 15.255 0.265 16.442 0.284 14.235 0.279
CUR 16.743 0.213 18.038 0.262 15.668 0.298
Peak area QUE 7039483 0.562 7606272 0.662 6530571 0.497
BDMC 180475 0.541 194216 0.753 167111 1.593
DMC 1000716 0.736 1078076 0.714 928707 1.345
CUR 3433379 0.754 3700134 0.690 3185325 1.198
Resolution, R QUE - - - - - -
BDMC 32.327 0.172 32.779 0.199 32.047 0.928
DMC 2.900 0.370 2.921 0.608 2.936 2.014
CUR 2.840 0.429 2.864 0.723 2.868 1.647
Tailing factor, Tf QUE 1.366 0.077 1.360 0.183 1.371 0.287
BDMC 1.493 1.377 1.490 1.891 1.539 1.614
DMC 1.160 1.075 1.157 1.447 1.181 2.364
CUR 1.085 0.148 1.081 0.101 1.087 0.207
Theoretical plate, N QUE 8711.993 0.267 9148.347 0.429 8249.430 0.420
BDMC 15740.557 0.397 16035.103 1.342 15696.046 2.851
DMC 14041.181 0.701 14374.944 1.036 13420.220 0.844
CUR 15793.019 0.472 16216.013 1.854 15379.165 2.364
Capacity factor, k’ QUE 0.656 1.783 0.661 0.832 0.627 0.762
BDMC 4.798 1.202 4.780 0.942 4.750 3.067
DMC 5.351 0.661 5.355 0.497 5.350 2.846
CUR 5.966 0.632 5.985 0.500 5.862 0.427