Calibrator concentrations [ng/ml] Precision [RSD, %]a Accuracy [bias, %]b
F NF F NF F NF
0.1 0.1 0.8 3.2 1.2 -0.4
0.5 0.5 4.7 16.5 -5.7 2.6
2.0 2.0 1.8 10.0 2.0 -1.4
4.0 4.0 2.0 10.4 1.0 -5.9
10.0 9.8 3.8 9.1 -0.7 6.8
40.0 39.4 2.3 10.4 2.4 -1.7
a: RSD, relative standard deviation calculated as SD/mean × 100
b: Bias, calculated as (mean-specified concentration)/spec. concentration × 100
Table 1: Linearity, accuracy and precision for fentanyl (F) and norfentanyl (NF) in serum (n=8).