Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To determine the molecular weight and its distribution of low molecular weight hypromellose.
METHODS High performance size exclusion chromatograghy in conjunction with refractive index detector and eighteen-angle laser light scatter detector(HPSEC-RID-MALLS), was performed on the Shodex OHpak SB-804HQ(8.0 mm×300 mm) column, using 0.1 mol·L
-1 sodium nitrate-methanol(95:5) as mobile phase.
RESULTS The error of the weight-average molecular weight of low molecular weight hypromellose was ≤2%, and the error of number-average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of low molecular weight hypromellose were ≤5%. The results were accurate and reliable.
CONCLUSION It can be used to determine the molecular weight and its distribution of low molecular weight hypromellose by HPSEC-RID-MALLS.