Determination of Candesartan Cilexetil in Tablet Dosage Forms and Dissolution Testing Samples by First Derivative UV Spectrophotometric Method

Abstract

This article describes the development and validation of a first derivative UV quantitative analytical method for determination of candesartan cilexetil in tablet dosage forms. A signal at 270.1 nm of the first derivative spectrum (ID_270.1) was found adequate for quantification. The limit of quantification was 3.06 µg/ml. The linearity between ID_270.1 nm and concentration of candesartan cilexetil in the range of 6.00–32.00 µg/ml presented a correlation coefficient of (r²) = 0.9990. The mean recovery percentage was 100.97 and 99.23% for candesartan cilexetil standard solution and candesartan standard cilexetil solution with excipients, respectively. The intraday and interday accuracy of the assay was 98.60% and 99.10% respectively. The intraday and interday variability was below 2.0%.

The proposed method is accurate, precise, sensitive, and selective and can be used in quality control laboratories for its intended purpose.     

Mechanical Properties and Crystallization Behavior of Polycarbonate/Polypropylene Blends

The mechanical properties, morphology, and crystallization behavior of polycarbonate (PC)/polypropylene (PP) blends, with and without compatibilizer, were studied by tensile and impact tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The tensile and impact strengths of PC/PP blends decreased with increasing the PP content due to poor compatibility between the two phases. But the addition of compatibilizer improved the mechanical properties of the PC/PP blends, and the maximum value of the mechanical properties, such as tensile and impact strengths of PC/PP (80/20 wt%) blends, were obtained when the compatibilizer was used at the amount of 4 phr. The SEM indicated that the compatibility and interfacial adhesion between PC and PP phases were enhanced. DSC results that showed the crystallization and melting peak temperatures of PP increased with the increase of the PP content, which indicated that the amorphous PC affected the crystallization behavior. However, both the PC and compatibilizer had little effect on the crystallinity of PP in PC/PP blends based on both the DSC and XRD patterns.     

Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Electrochemical Behavior of o‐Benzoquinone and Pyrocatechol

The geometric parameters, vibrational frequencies, and the thermochemical values of o‐benzoquinone (o‐BQ), p‐benzoquinone (p‐BQ), pyrocatechol (PC), and p‐hydroquinone (p‐HQ) were computed using ab initio calculation (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) with the 6‐31G (d) and 6‐31G (d, p) basis sets, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry with a gold electrode of PC solutions in phosphate buffers at pH 7.30 showed that the standard electrode potential of half reaction for o‐BQ and PC is 0.813 V. The standard electrode potential of half reaction for o‐BQ and PC with a p‐BQ, H⁺/p‐hydroquinone (p‐HQ) reference electrode, using the solvation energies and the sum of electronic and thermal free energies of o‐BQ and PC, is consistent with the experimental one.     

Mathematics instruction and the tablet PC

The use of tablet PCs in teaching is a relatively new phenomenon. A cross between a notebook computer and a personal digital assistant (PDA), the tablet PC has all of the features of a notebook with the additional capability that the screen can also be used for input. Tablet PCs are usually equipped with a stylus that allows the user to write on the screen. Handwriting recognition software converts this input into text for use with software such as internet browsers and email programs. As an educational tool, two of the most important features of the tablet PC are annotation and wireless communication. The annotation feature allows the user to write on almost any document much as one would annotate a printout of the same document. The wireless communication feature allows tablet PCs to share information with one another. The advantages of these features and their impact on the Murray State University (MSU) classroom will be discussed in the evaluation section.     

亚临界水萃取-高效液相色谱法测定聚碳酸酯水杯中双酚A和苯酚的迁移量

建立了亚临界水萃取-高效液相色谱同时测定聚碳酸酯(PC)水杯中双酚A和苯酚迁移量的方法。选择萃取温度120 ℃、萃取压力6.89 MPa(1000 psi)、静态萃取时间1 h、萃取1次对11种样品进行测定。双酚A的迁移量为6.81～11.16 μg/g。5种样品中未检出苯酚,其余样品中苯酚迁移量为3.25～6.08 μg/g。在优化的测定条件下,双酚A和苯酚在8 min内达到基线分离。双酚A和苯酚分别在0.05～20 mg/L和0.02～20 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数(r)均大于0.9997,检出限分别为7.6 μg/L和2.0 μg/L。日内及日间的重复性(以RSD计)分别小于5.21%及11.63%。传统的浸提法结果表明长时间浸提会使PC材料发生微弱水解。相比传统的浸提法,该方法的萃取效率提高了49～106倍。该方法简便、快速、环保,可用来测定PC水杯中双酚A和苯酚的迁移量。     

Measurement of absorption spectra for atmospheric methane by a lidar system with tunable emission wavelength in the range 1.41–4.24 μm

We have developed, built, and tested an automated differential lidar system for measuring low concentrations of atmospheric gases, based on an optical parametric oscillator tunable in the near IR region. We have calculated the spectral shift of the relative intensities of the individual lines in the ν₃ absorption band of methane. In comparing the measured and calculated spectra, we did not observe any shifts in the ν₃ absorption band of methane. At the same time, in the experimental spectra we observe broadening of the Q branch and the individual lines of the P branch. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 76, No. 2, pp. 285–290, March–April, 2009.     

Deployment of response surface methodology to optimise recovery of grape (Vitis vinifera) stem polyphenols

A 2³-full factorial design and response surface methodology were deployed to assess some basic factors (time, % ethanol and pH) affecting profoundly the extractability of polyphenolic phytochemicals from grape (Vitis vinifera) stems. In an effort to obtain a thorough insight into the applicability of the models established, stem extracts from three different varieties were tested, by determining several indices of the polyphenolic composition, such as total polyphenol (TP), total flavanol (TFl), total flavone (TFn) and proanthocyanidin (PC) concentration. It was shown that the models generated can adequately predict the recovery levels for each polyphenol group, but the optimal conditions predicted for TP, TFl, TFn and PC recovery varied significantly. Notable differences were also seen among the different varieties. Correlation of the polyphenol indices with the antiradical activity and reducing power of the extracts indicated that the PC fraction might exert strong effects, while the influence of other groups was not apparent. Examination of the optimally obtained extracts using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed that the most prominent compounds were caftaric acid, flavanols and derivatives thereof, as well as dehydroflavonols and flavonols.     

RBF collocation method and stability analysis for phononic crystals

The mesh-free radial basis function (RBF) collocation method is explored to calculate band structures of periodic composite structures. The inverse multi-quadric (MQ), Gaussian, and MQ RBFs are used to test the stability of the RBF collocation method in periodic structures. Much useful information is obtained. Due to the merits of the RBF collocation method, the general form in this paper can easily be applied in the high dimensional problems analysis. The stability is fully discussed with different RBFs. The choice of the shape parameter and the effects of the knot number are presented.     

理论研究BBPQ-PC61BM体系的光伏性质

探索和制备具有高能量转换效率（PCE）的有机太阳能电池体系是有机电子学的重要领域和研究热点。本文利用量子化学和分子动力学计算结合Marcus-Hush电荷传输模型理论研究了BBPQ-PC₆₁BM（BBPQ：7,12-二（（三异丙基甲硅烷基）乙炔基）苯并（g）吡啶并（2’,3’：5,6）吡嗪并（2,3-b）喹喔啉-2（1H）-酮;PC₆₁BM：（6,6）苯基-C₆₁-丁酸甲酯）体系的光伏性质。结果表明,BBPQ-PC₆₁BM体系具有相当大的开路电压（1.22 V）、高的填充因子（0.90）和高的光电转换效率（9%-10%）。此外,本文研究还发现BBPQ-PC₆₁BM体系拥有中等大小的激子结合能（0.607 eV）,但相对较小的激子分离和电荷复合重组能（0.345和0.355 eV）。借助于一个简单的分子复合物模型,本文预测BBPQ-PC₆₁BM体系的激子解离速率常数k_dis高达1.775×10¹³ s^-1,而预测的电荷复合速率常数k_rec相当小（<1.0 s^-1）,这表明在BBPQ-PC₆₁BM相界面上,激子解离效率非常高。总之,理论研究表明,BBPQ-PC₆₁BM是一个非常有前途的有机太阳能电池候选体系,值得实验上做出进一步研究。