Application of microfluidics to the ultra-rapid preparation of fluorine-18 labelled compounds

Current Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-262

  Miller, Philip W ^a   deMello, Andrew J ^a   Gee, Antony D ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon 11; Fluorine 18; Microfluidic; Microreactor; Positron emission tomography (PET); Radiolabel

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE 18;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEVICE; HALF LIFE TIME; ISOTOPE LABELING; MICROFLUIDICS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 77954342330     PISSN: 18744710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874471011003030254     Document Type: Article

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