TY  - JOUR
A1  - Droop, Philipp
A1  - Chen, Shaohuang
A1  - Radford, Melissa J.
A1  - Paulßen, Elisabeth
A1  - Gates, Byron D.
A1  - Reilly, Raymond M.
A1  - Radchenko, Valery
A1  - Hoehr, Cornelia
T1  - Synthesis of 197m/gHg labelled gold nanoparticles for targeted radionuclide therapy
JF  - Radiochimica Acta
N2  - Meitner-Auger-electron emitters have a promising potential for targeted radionuclide therapy of cancer because of their short range and the high linear energy transfer of Meitner-Auger-electrons (MAE). One promising MAE candidate is 197m/gHg with its half-life of 23.8 h and 64.1 h, respectively, and high MAE yield. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) that are labelled with 197m/gHg could be a helpful tool for radiation treatment of glioblastoma multiforme when infused into the surgical cavity after resection to prevent recurrence. To produce such AuNPs, 197m/gHg was embedded into pristine AuNPs. Two different syntheses were tested starting from irradiated gold containing trace amounts of 197m/gHg. When sodium citrate was used as reducing agent, no 197m/gHg labelled AuNPs were formed, but with tannic acid, 197m/gHg labeled AuNPs were produced. The method was optimized by neutralizing the pH (pH = 7) of the Au/197m/gHg solution, which led to labelled AuNPs with a size of 12.3 ± 2.0 nm as measured by transmission electron microscopy. The labelled AuNPs had a concentration of 50 μg (gold)/mL with an activity of 151 ± 93 kBq/mL (197gHg, time corrected to the end of bombardment).
KW  - 197m/gHg
KW  - Gold nanoparticle (AuNP)
KW  - Meitner-Auger-electron (MAE)
KW  - Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT)
Y1  - 2023
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2023-0144
SN  - 2193-3405
VL  - 111
IS  - 10
SP  - 773
EP  - 779
PB  - De Gruyter
CY  - Berlin [u.a.]
ER  -