Abstract:
K-values of 56 batches of 7 types of povidone were measured by microfluidic rheometry and with a Ubbelohde capillary viscometer. The
K-values of the two methods were tested by SPSS software and the results showed that there was no significant difference between the two methods (
P > 0.05). Taking
K-values measured with the Ubbelohde capillary viscometer (
Ku) as the abscissa and
K-values measured by microfluidic rheometry (
Km) as the ordinate a linear equation was calculated:
Km=0.893 9
Ku + 4.617 6,
R2=0.986 2, with good linearity, indicating that the microfluidic rheometer method can replace the Ubbelohde capillary viscometer in determining
K-values of povidone. The microfluidic rheometer method has the benefits of less sample consumption, faster determination, and is more accurate, and it can be used with high-throughput automatic acquisition, which provides a more convenient method for the determination of
K-values of different types of povidone. The weight-average molecular weights (
Mw) of each type of povidone were measured by gel permeation chromatography-multi angle laser light scattering (GPC-MALLS), and the relationship between
Mw and
Km was lg
Mw=-0.000 4
Km2 + 0.072 7
Km + 2.791,
R2 =0.990 1. The fitting relationship was good, and
Mw could be calculated by
Km by the equation.