TY - JOUR A1 - Pellegrini, Paul A. A1 - Howell, Nicholas R. A1 - Shepherd, Rachael K. A1 - Lengkeek, Nigel A. A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Katsifis, Andrew G. A1 - Greguric, Ivan T1 - Synthesis and Radiolabelling of DOTA-Linked Glutamine Analogues with 67,68Ga as Markers for Increased Glutamine Metabolism in Tumour Cells JF - Molecules Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules18067160 SN - 1420-3049 VL - 18 IS - 6 SP - 7160 EP - 7178 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Le, Van So A1 - Lengkeek, Nigel A1 - Pellegrini, Paul A1 - Jackson, Tim A1 - Greguric, Ivan A1 - Weiner, Ron T1 - Influence of Metal Ions on the 68Ga-labeling of DOTATATE JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.08.010 SN - 1872-9800 VL - 82 SP - 232 EP - 238 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Lengkeek, Nigel A. A1 - Le, Van So A1 - Pellegrini, Paul A. A1 - Greguric, Ivan A1 - Weiner, Ron T1 - The role of additives in moderating the influence of Fe(III) and Cu(II) on the radiochemical yield of [⁶⁸Ga(DOTATATE)] JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes N2 - [⁶⁸Ga(DOTATATE)] has demonstrated its clinical usefulness. Both Fe³⁺ and Cu²⁺, potential contaminants in Gallium-68 generator eluent, substantially reduce the radiochemical (RC) yield of [⁶⁸Ga(DOTATATE)] if the metal/ligand ratio of 1:1 is exceeded. A variety of compounds were examined for their potential ability to reduce this effect. Most had no effect on RC yield. However, addition of phosphate diminished the influence of Fe³⁺ by likely forming an insoluble iron salt. Addition of ascorbic acid reduced Cu²⁺ and Fe³⁺ to Cu⁺ and Fe²⁺ respectively, both of which have limited impact on RC yields. At low ligand amounts (5 nmol DOTATATE), the addition of 30 nmol phosphate (0.19 mM) increased the tolerance of Fe3⁺ from 4 nmol to 10 nmol (0.06 mM), while the addition of ascorbic acid allowed high RC yields (>95%) in the presence of 40 nmol Fe³⁺ (0.25 mM) and 100 nmol Cu²⁺ (0.63 mM). The effect of ascorbic acid was highly pH-dependant, and gave optimal results at pH 3. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.09.008 SN - 1872-9800 VL - 107 SP - 13 EP - 16 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Hoehr, Cornelia A1 - Hou, Xinchi A1 - Hanemaayer, Victoire A1 - Zeisler, Stefan A1 - Adam, Michael J. A1 - Ruth, Thomas J. A1 - Celler, Anna A1 - Buckley, Ken A1 - Benard, Francois A1 - Schaffer, Paul T1 - Production of Y-86 and other radiometals for research purposes using a solution target system JF - Nuclear medicine and biology Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.06.005 SN - 1872-9614 VL - 42 IS - 11 SP - 842 EP - 849 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoehr, Cornelia A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Benard, Francois A1 - Lee, Chris Jaeil A1 - Hou, Xinchi A1 - Badesso, Brian A1 - Ferguson, Simon A1 - Miao, Qing A1 - Yang, Hua A1 - Buckley, Ken A1 - Hanemaayer, Victoire A1 - Zeisler, Stefan A1 - Ruth, Thomas A1 - Celler, Anna A1 - Schaffer, Paul T1 - ⁴⁴ᶢSc production using a water target on a 13 MeV cyclotron JF - Nuclear medicine and biology N2 - Access to promising radiometals as isotopes for novel molecular imaging agents requires that they are routinely available and inexpensive to obtain. Proximity to a cyclotron center outfitted with solid target hardware, or to an isotope generator for the metal of interest is necessary, both of which can introduce significant hurdles in development of less common isotopes. Herein, we describe the production of ⁴⁴Sc (t₁⸝₂ = 3.97 h, Eavg,β⁺ = 1.47 MeV, branching ratio = 94.27%) in a solution target and an automated loading system which allows a quick turn-around between different radiometallic isotopes and therefore greatly improves their availability for tracer development. Experimental yields are compared to theoretical calculations. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2013.12.016 SN - 1872-9614 VL - 41 IS - 5 SP - 401 EP - 406 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Infantino, Angelo A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth A1 - Mostacci, Domiziano A1 - Schaffer, Paul A1 - Trinczek, Michael A1 - Hoehr, Cornelia T1 - Assessment of the production of medical isotopes using the Monte Carlo code FLUKA: Simulations against experimental measurements JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms N2 - The Monte Carlo code FLUKA is used to simulate the production of a number of positron emitting radionuclides, ¹⁸F, ¹³N, ⁹⁴Tc, ⁴⁴Sc, ⁶⁸Ga, ⁸⁶Y, ⁸⁹Zr, ⁵²Mn, ⁶¹Cu and ⁵⁵Co, on a small medical cyclotron with a proton beam energy of 13 MeV. Experimental data collected at the TR13 cyclotron at TRIUMF agree within a factor of 0.6 ± 0.4 with the directly simulated data, except for the production of ⁵⁵Co, where the simulation underestimates the experiment by a factor of 3.4 ± 0.4. The experimental data also agree within a factor of 0.8 ± 0.6 with the convolution of simulated proton fluence and cross sections from literature. Overall, this confirms the applicability of FLUKA to simulate radionuclide production at 13 MeV proton beam energy. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2015.10.067 SN - 1872-9584 VL - 366 SP - 117 EP - 123 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Liu, Z. A1 - Schaap, K. S. A1 - Ballemans, L. A1 - de Blois, E. A1 - Rohde, M. A1 - Paulßen, Elisabeth T1 - Measurement of reaction kinetics of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE using a microfluidic system JF - Dalton Transactions Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT01830D SN - 1477-9234 VL - 46 IS - 42 SP - 14669 EP - 14676 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Raupp, Sebastian M. A1 - Schmitt, Marcel A1 - Walz, Anna-Lena A1 - Diehm, Ralf A1 - Hummel, Helga A1 - Scharfer, Philip A1 - Schabel, Wilhelm T1 - Slot die stripe coating of low viscous fluids JF - Journal of Coatings Technology and Research N2 - Slot die coating is applied to deposit thin and homogenous films in roll-to-roll and sheet-to-sheet applications. The critical step in operation is to choose suitable process parameters within the process window. In this work, we investigate an upper limit for stripe coatings. This maximum film thickness is characterized by stripe merging which needs to be avoided in a stable process. It is shown that the upper limit reduces the process window for stripe coatings to a major extent. As a result, stripe coatings at large coating gaps and low viscosities are only possible for relatively thick films. Explaining the upper limit, a theory of balancing the side pressure in the gap region in the cross-web direction has been developed. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-017-0039-y SN - 1935-3804 VL - 15 IS - 5 SP - 899 EP - 911 PB - Springer ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Delaittre, Guillaume T1 - Telechelic Poly(2-Oxazoline)s JF - European Polymer Journal Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109281 SN - 0014-3057 IS - In Press, Journal Pre-proof, 109281 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Aaron C. A1 - Turgut, Hatice A1 - Le, Dao A1 - Beloqui, Ana A1 - Delaittre, Guillaume T1 - Making the best of it: nitroxide-mediated polymerization of methacrylates via the copolymerization approach with functional styrenics JF - Polymer Chemistry N2 - The SG1-mediated solution polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (OEGMA, Mₙ = 300 g mol⁻¹) in the presence of a small amount of functional/reactive styrenic comonomer is investigated. Moieties such as pentafluorophenyl ester, triphenylphosphine, azide, pentafluorophenyl, halide, and pyridine are considered. A comonomer fraction as low as 5 mol% typically results in a controlled/living behavior, at least up to 50% conversion. Chain extensions with styrene for both systems were successfully performed. Variation of physical properties such as refractive index (for MMA) and phase transition temperature (for OEGMA) were evaluated by comparing to 100% pure homopolymers. The introduction of an activated ester styrene derivative in the polymerization of OEGMA allows for the synthesis of reactive and hydrophilic polymer brushes with defined thickness. Finally, using the example of pentafluorostyrene as controlling comonomer, it is demonstrated that functional PMMA-b-PS are able to maintain a phase separation ability, as evidenced by the formation of nanostructured thin films. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PY01458F VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 593 EP - 604 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) CY - Cambridge ER -