Plastic Scintillator-Based Microfluidic Devices for Miniaturized Detection of Positron Emission Tomography Radiopharmaceuticals.
Tarn, Mark D;Kızılyer, Nuray Yavuzkanat;Esfahani, Mohammad M N;Joshi, Pankaj;Brown, Nathaniel J;Pamme, Nicole;Jenkins, David G;Archibald, Stephen J;
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2018Vol. 24pp. 13749-13753
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Abstract
A miniaturized radio-HPLC detector has been developed comprising a microfluidic device fabricated from plastic scintillator in combination with a silicon photomultiplier light sensor, and tested with samples containing a positron-emitting radionuclide, [ F]fluoride. This cost-effective, small footprint analytical tool is ideal for incorporation into integrated quality control systems for the testing of positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals to good manufacturing practice (GMP) standards.