Implementation of a Design Space Approach for Enantiomeric Separations in Polar Organic Solvent Chromatography

in Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis (2013), 74

This paper focuses on implementing a Design Space approach and on the critical process parameters (CPPs) to consider when applying the Quality by Design (QbD) concepts outlined in ICH Q8(R2), Q9 and Q10 ... [more ▼]

This paper focuses on implementing a Design Space approach and on the critical process parameters (CPPs) to consider when applying the Quality by Design (QbD) concepts outlined in ICH Q8(R2), Q9 and Q10 to analytical method development and optimization for three chiral compounds developed as modulators of small conductance calcium-activated potassium (SK) channels. In this sense, an HPLC method using a polysaccharide-based stationary phase containing a cellulose tris (4-chloro-3-methylphenylcarbamate) chiral selector in polar organic solvent chromatography mode was considered. The effects of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and n-hexane concentration in an acetonitrile (MeCN) mobile phase were investigated under a wide range of column temperatures. Good correlations were found between the observed data obtained after using a central composite design and the expected chromatographic behaviours predicted by applying the design of experiments-design space (DoE-DS) methodology. The critical quality attribute represented here by the separation criterion (Scrit) allowed assessing the quality of the enantioseparation. Baseline separation for the compounds of interest in an analysis time of less than 20 minutes was possible due to the original and powerful tools applied which facilitated an enhanced method comprehension. Finally, the advantage of the DoE-DS approach resides in granting the possibility to concurrently assess robustness and identify the optimal conditions which are compound dependent. [less ▲]

Comparison of the quantitative performances and measurement uncertainty estimates obtained during method validation versus routine applications of a novel hydrophilic interaction chromatography method for the determination of cidofovir in human plasma

in Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis (2012), 57

Development and Prevalidation of a Nano-LC-Chip-MS/MS Method for High Sensitivity Hepcidin Quantitation

Poster (2011, June 20)

Liposome surface charge influence on skin penetration behaviour

in International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2011), 411(1-2), 223-231

Parameters influencing the skin penetration effectiveness of liposomes

Conference (2011, May 12)

Evaluation of parameters affecting skin penetration behaviour of liposomes

Poster (2011, March 28)

Skin penetration behaviour of liposomes as a function of their composition

in European Journal of Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics (2011), 79

Application of a new optimization strategy for the separation of tertiary alkaloids extracted from Strychnos usambarensis leaves

in Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis (2011), 56

The HPLC separation of six alkaloids extracted from Strychnos usambarensis leaves has been developed and optimized by means of a powerful methodology for modelling chromatographic responses, based on ... [more ▼]

The HPLC separation of six alkaloids extracted from Strychnos usambarensis leaves has been developed and optimized by means of a powerful methodology for modelling chromatographic responses, based on three steps, i.e. design of experiments (DoE), independent component analysis (ICA) and design space (DS). This study was the first application of a new optimization strategy to a complex natural matrix. The compounds separated are the isomers isostrychnopentamine and strychnopentamine, 10-hydroxyusambarine and 11-hydroxyusambarine, also strychnophylline and strychnofoline. Three LC parameters have been optimized using a multifactorial design comprising 29 experiments that includes 2 center point replicates. The parameters were the percentage of organic modifiers used at the beginning of a gradient profile which consisted in different proportions of methanol (MeOH) and acetonitrile (MeCN), the gradient time to reach 70% of organic modifiers starting from the initial percentage and the percentage of MeCN found in the mobile phase. Subsequent to the experimental design application, predictive multilinear models were developed and used in order to provide optimal analytical conditions. The optimum assay conditions were: methanol/acetonitrile-sodium pentane sulfonate (pH 2.2; 7.5 mM) (33.4:66.6, v/v) at a mobile phase flow rate of 1mL/min during a 40.6 minutes gradient time. The initial organic phase contained 3.7% MeCN and 96.3% MeOH. The method showed good agreement between the experimental data and predictive value throughout the studied parameters space. Improvement of the analysis time and optimized separation for the compounds of interest was possible due to the original and powerful tools applied. Finally, this study permitted the acquisition of isomers profiles allowing the identification of the optimal collecting period of Strychnos usambarensis. [less ▲]

Interest of vesicular systems in dermal drug delivery

Poster (2010, October)

Application of experimental design and design for the separation of compounds extracted from the leaves of Strychnos Usambarensis

Poster (2010, September)