Forced degradation
Deliberately stressing a sample under acid, base, oxidative, thermal and photolytic conditions to prove the method can resolve degradants.
Related terms
- Stability-indicating method
- A method demonstrated to separate the analyte from all its degradation products. A stability claim from a non-stability-indicating method means nothing.
see also Forced degradation
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 5 glossary terms beginning with F