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Multi-step organic synthesis of four different molecular probes in digital microfluidic devices

  • Hee Kwon Kim
  • , Supin Chen
  • , Muhammad Rashed Javed
  • , Jack Lei
  • , Chang Jin Kim
  • , Pei Yuin Keng
  • , R. Michael Van Dam*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of California at Los Angeles

Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference paperpeer-review

Abstract

Digital microfluidic devices are a versatile platform for batch chemical synthesis at the microscale. They are compatible with a wide range of chemicals and temperatures, their open structure facilitates evaporations that enable solvent exchange processes which are critical in multi-step reaction schemes, and the use of small volumes permits optimizations that can lead to reduced synthesis time. These properties and advantages are especially suitable for the multi-step synthesis of molecular imaging tracers for positron emission tomography (PET). We demonstrate the reliable multi-step synthesis of four compounds labeled with the short-lived radioisotope fluorine-18.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages617-619
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9780979806452
StatePublished - 2012
Event16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012 - Okinawa, Japan
Duration: 2012.10.282012.11.1

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOkinawa
Period12.10.2812.11.1

Keywords

  • Digital microfluidics
  • Electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD)
  • Multi-step synthesis
  • Organic chemistry
  • Radiosynthesis

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