Abstract:
Methods and apparatus enable radiosynthesis of radiolabeled compounds using electrochemical trapping and release. The trapping and release of radioactive isotopes all occur inside a microreactor, a vial or similar device, thus eliminating the need for azeotropic drying and several dead-end filling steps, as well as the necessity to move concentrated radioisotopes from one compartment of the chip to another. These and other features allow radioisotope enrichment to be carried out internally within a radiochemical synthesis chip, providing faster and more robust operation, as well as producing very high radiochemical labeling yields.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a chemical reaction apparatus for synthesizing an array of compounds and methods for using the same. In particular, the chemical reaction apparatus comprises a solid support base (100), a first elastic member (20) attached to the solid support base (100), and a first plurality of flow channels (104) between the solid support base and the first elastic member (20). In addition, the solid support base (100) comprises a functional group within at least a portion of the first plurality of flow channels (104) for attaching compounds thereto. Moreover, the chemical reaction apparatus of the present invention can also include a second elastic member (200) attached to the first elastic member (20). A plurality of pressure channels (304) in between the first (20) and the second (200) elastic members allows control of fluid flow within the first plurality of flow channels (104) and/or the second plurality of flow channels (108).