Method for determining proper functioning of an analytic system and control composition for performing said method
Assigneenumares AG
InventorsMarkus Fuhrmann, Maximilian Zucker
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Abstract
A method for determining proper functioning of an analytic system includes: a) measuring a control composition with an analytic system, the functioning of which is to be determined, to obtain a control result; b) analyzing the control result for predefined test criteria; and c) determining the functioning of the analytic system based on the analysis of step b). The control result includes signals distributed over a whole result space that equals a result space of the analytic system resulting from a measurement of a sample on the analytic system.
Claims20
A method for determining proper functioning of an analytic system comprising an NMR spectrometer, a mass spectrometer, or a chromatographic system, the method comprising:
- a) measuring a control composition with an analytic system, the functioning of which is to be determined, to obtain a control result,
- b) analyzing the control result for at least one predefined test criterion to determine its conformity with this predefined test criterion, and
- c) determining the functioning of the analytic system based on the analysis of step b),
- wherein the control result comprises signals distributed over a result space that equals a whole result space of the analytic system resulting from a measurement of a sample on the analytic system.
A control composition for carrying out a method comprising:
- a) measuring a control composition with an analytic system, the functioning of which is to be determined, to obtain a control result,
- b) analyzing the control result for at least one predefined test criterion to determine its conformity with this predefined test criterion, and
- c) determining the functioning of the analytic system based on the analysis of step b),
- wherein the control result comprises signals distributed over a result space that equals a whole result space of the analytic system resulting from a measurement of a sample on the analytic system,
- wherein the control composition comprises a matrix and control substances dissolved in the matrix,
- wherein the matrix comprises sodium chloride, D2O, a buffering agent, and a preservative agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.