Azeotropic drying free [18F]FDG synthesis and its application to a lab-on-chip platform†
Abstract
A very simple and time-saving cartridge-based drying technique for [18F]fluoride allows for an efficient [18F]FDG synthesis using protic solvents and high water content. This novel method has been adapted to a lab-on-chip synthesis platform mitigating the standard azeotropic drying process and demonstrating a proof of concept towards reduced hardware complexity for such systems.