目的:通过评估代表三个案例研究的三种不同类型的疫苗制剂并显示每种技术的局限性,通过基于集成的常规动态光散射(DLS)技术和基于可调谐电阻脉冲传感(TRPS)的新兴技术进行了比较评估,以评估颗粒大小的潜力。仪器可变性,灵敏度,以及混合人口的分辨率。
方法:三种类型的内部疫苗配方-蛋白质抗原,通过基于TRPS的Exoid和两种DLS仪器-Zetatrac和Zetasizer对粒径分布同时评估了外膜囊泡和病毒颗粒,骨料,和多分散物种的分辨率。
结果:来自第一个案例研究的数据表明,在DLS测量中,多分散样品可能存在尺寸高估和尺寸平均的风险,这可以通过TRPS分析解决。它还显示了TRPS由于其有限的尺寸范围而如何仅用于大尺寸抗原。第二个案例研究强调了以相同原理工作的两种DLS仪器的灵敏度差异。第三个案例研究表明,与多分散样品中的DLS相比,TRPS如何更好地解析大聚集体。
结论:该分析表明,除了常规的基于DLS的方法外,TRPS还可以用作正交技术,以进行更精确和深入的表征。两种技术在尺寸表征方面都是有效的,并产生可比的结果,然而,选择将取决于制剂的类型和要评估的大小范围。
OBJECTIVE: A comparative assessment was performed to evaluate the potential of particle sizing by an ensemble based conventional dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique and an emerging technology based on tunable resistive pulse sensing (TRPS) using particle by particle approach by evaluating three different types of vaccine formulations representing three case studies and showing the limitation of each technique, instrument variability, sensitivity, and the resolution in mixed population.
METHODS: Three types of in-house vaccine formulations- a protein antigen, an outer membrane vesicle and viral particles were simultaneously evaluated by TRPS based Exoid and two DLS instruments-Zetatrac and Zetasizer for particle size distribution, aggregates, and resolution of polydisperse species.
RESULTS: The data from first case
study show the risk of possible size overestimation and size averaging in polydisperse samples in DLS measurements which can be addressed by the TRPS analysis. It also shows how TRPS may be utilized only to large size antigens due to its limited size range. The second case
study highlights the difference in the sensitivities of two DLS instruments working on the same principle. The third case
study show that how TRPS can better resolve the large aggregate species compare to DLS in polydisperse samples.
CONCLUSIONS: This analysis shows that TRPS can be used as an orthogonal technique in addition to conventional DLS based methods for more precise and in-depth characterization. Both techniques are efficient in size characterization and produce comparable results, however the choice will depend on the type of formulation and size range to be evaluated.