Raman Spectroscopy for Testing Stability of RNA-based Vaccines and Drugs
A fast, less expensive, and more reliable method for assessing mRNA degradation in vaccines, that can also be used as a tool for the development of new RNA-based therapeutics.
Background:
The development of mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 offers the potential for a new medical paradigm based on RNA technology. Unfortunately, these drugs require...
Published: 2/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Igor Lednev, Alexander Shekhtman, Lamyaa Almehmadi, Sergei Reverdatto
Keywords(s): drug stability, mRNA, mRNA stability, Raman spectroscopy, RNA, Technologies, vaccine stability, vaccines
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines, Technology Classifications > Viral Vectors
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Drug Discovery Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
Enables drug discovery without introducing modifications to the molecules, while lowering costs by requiring only small amounts of the tested molecules.
Background:
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a novel, label-free, sensitive, specific, fast, and relatively inexpensive tool for drug discovery. It offers the potential to detect and...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Igor Lednev, Lamyaa Almehmadi, Jia Sheng
Keywords(s): Raman spectroscopy, RNA, RNA chemistry, TAF, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Antibodies, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
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