This application note describes the method for generating non-linear ELSD calibration curves using ChemStation software and the quantification of non-UV active compound topiramate using this curve.
Evaporative light scattering detection (ELSD) is useful for detecting and quantifying non-UV active compounds that are semivolatile or nonvolatile. The response of an ELSD to concentration is typically nonlinear, often following an exponential relationship described by the equation y = ax^b.
This study utilized Agilent ChemStation software to generate a power curve calibration, which matches the typical ELSD response equation. Topiramate was analyzed using an Agilent 1200 Series Evaporative Light Scattering Detector with an Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB phenyl column.
The curve was plotted using external standards in the range of 10.3 pg/mL to 137.7 pg/mL.
Repeated injections gave an average value of 26.2 mg with a standard deviation of 1.2.
The column used was 50 mm x 3.0 mm with a particle size of 1.8 pm.