Microfluidic circuit applied to the concentration of 18F for the production of radiopharmaceuticals
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2023
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LATIN-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS AND BIOMATERIALS, 12th
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Introduction: Microfluidics is becoming a promising technology for synthesizing [18F]-labeled
radiopharmaceuticals, reducing costs, reagents, and increasing activity [1]. Conversely, current commercial
production of such radiopharmaceuticals for clinical diagnosis by positron emission tomography (PET)
imaging requires dedicated and expensive equipment, only available in specialized facilities to produce only
one type of 18F radiopharmaceutical [2]. So, as the demand for PET increases, the use of microfluidics becomes
essential for this commercial production, and, in this sense, this work presents the results of a developed
“micro-cartridge” microfluidic chip applied to the 18F retention and elution process that can improve all the
production aspects.
Methodology: The micro-cartridge was machined in borosilicate optical glass – BK7 using the ultrashort pulse
laser ablation technique. After micromachining, the micro-cartridge is filled with the same resin used in the
conventional anionic synthesis cartridge (Waters Accel Plus QMA Light cartridge). Both are later submitted
to comparative performance tests to evaluate the radiochemical efficiency in the 18F retention and elution
phase between them.
Results and discussion: Four comparative tests were performed for both phases (first stage of synthesis of
radiopharmaceuticals labeled with 18F), with activities (55.5 ± 11.1 Mbq and 9.2 ± 0.4 Gbq; n = 2). The results
showed that the micro-cartridge is equivalent to the conventional cartridge (QMA Plus Light) in the retention
phase, presenting a radiochemical efficiency of 99.3% ± 0.7 vs 99.6% ± 0.3, respectively. However, in the 18F
elution phase, the micro-cartridge showed a radiochemical efficiency of 93% ± 0.2, and the conventional
cartridge had a maximum of 77.4% ± 15.5, showing the great advantage of the micro-cartridge. The
hypothesis that supports the superiority of the results of micro-cartridge efficiencies in the elution phase is
the high surface-volume ratio, which leads to the prevalence of surface phenomena such as mass transfers
and faster reaction syntheses, which occur in microfluidic systems. Although the microfluidic systems studied
for radiopharmaceuticals have existed for almost 20 years, the use of the ultrashort pulse laser technique
and the type of material used in the micro-cartridge development are not commonly reported.
Conclusions: Integrating an anion exchange micro-cartridge on a chip with the ultrashort pulse laser ablation
technique opens the door to smaller, and more efficient radiopharmacy chips for producing 18F
radiopharmaceuticals. The first unprecedented experimental results in Brazil demonstrate that the initial
stages of production of ready-to-use doses for humans (pre-concentration of fluorine) can be carried out
with greater efficiency in the elution parameters of 18F compared to synthesis with a conventional cartridge.
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GOMES, ANTONIO A.; NARIO, ARIAN P.; LAPOLLI, ANDRE L.; LANDULFO, E.; BERNARDES, EMERSON S.; ROSSI, WAGNER de. Microfluidic circuit applied to the concentration of 18F for the production of radiopharmaceuticals. In: LATIN-AMERICAN CONGRESS OF ARTIFICIAL ORGANS AND BIOMATERIALS, 12th, December 12-15, 2023, Mar del Plata, Argentina. Abstract... p. 211-211. Disponível em: https://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/47925. Acesso em: 20 Mar 2026.
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