RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050133
S. Q. Shah, D. Ilem-Ozdemir, S. Shirin
{"title":"Radiosynthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of [89Zr]Zr-3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO)-Durvalumab for Immuno-PET","authors":"S. Q. Shah, D. Ilem-Ozdemir, S. Shirin","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050133","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study describes the radiosynthesis and preclinical testing of <sup>89</sup>Zr-labeled conjugated durvalumab, a new immuno-PET probe aimed at improving in vivo stability and facilitating sensitive imaging of PD-L1 dynamics. Durvalumab was conjugated site-specifically to the bifunctional chelator 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) (LI-HOPO) and radiolabeled using <sup>89</sup>Zr under mild conditions. MALDI-TOF-MS and SDS-PAGE characterization validated successful conjugation with the chelator : antibody ratio of ~5 : 1 and the antibody integrity maintained. The radiolabeling efficiency reached 70.45 ± 1.8, with radiochemical purity >98.5%. The immunoreactivity, determined by Lindmo assay against PD-L1-positive CT26 cells, was 85.4 ± 1.2%. The radiotracer was highly serum stable in vitro (>96% intact at 120 h). PET/CT imaging in CT26 tumor-bearing mice revealed progressively higher tumor uptake, with the highest value at 120 h post injection. The tumor uptake correlated with the PD-L1 expression and immune modulation, particularly in mice receiving combination therapy with durvalumab and the epigenetic modulator I-BET762. Ex vivo biodistribution established the increased PD-L1 expression in tumors with high radiotracer accumulation. [<sup>89</sup>Zr]Zr-3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO)-durvalumab is a promising immuno-PET tracer with high radiochemical stability, high specificity, and efficient tumor targeting. It permits quantitative noninvasive evaluation of PD-L1 expression and immune modulation, exhibiting significant potential as a new radiotracer for the guidance and monitoring of cancer immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"680 - 689"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050029
G. V. Sidorenko, A. E. Miroslavov, L. S. Chisty, A. P. Sakhonenkova, M. Yu. Tyupina, T. S. Ulidova
{"title":"Complexation of the [99Tc(CO)3(H2O)3]+ Ion with Phosphoric Acid Anions in Aqueous Solution: A 99Тс NMR Study","authors":"G. V. Sidorenko, A. E. Miroslavov, L. S. Chisty, A. P. Sakhonenkova, M. Yu. Tyupina, T. S. Ulidova","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050029","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The complexation of the [<sup>99</sup>Tc(CO)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>3</sub>]<sup>+</sup> ion with phosphoric acid anions in aqueous solution was studied by <sup>99</sup>Тс NMR. In acid solutions, 1 : 1, 1 : 2, and 1 : 3 complexes with the H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub><sup>–</sup> anion are formed; their stepwise stability constants are 1.0 ± 0.2, 0.20 ± 0.03, and 0.07 ± 0.03 L/mol, respectively. The complexation with the HPO<sub>4</sub><sup>2–</sup> anion at pH 6–7 is complicated by the hydrolysis of the triaqua complex to form the stable tetramer [<sup>99</sup>Tc(OH)(CO)<sub>3</sub>]<sub>4</sub>. The stability constant of the 1 : 1 complex with the HPO<sub>4</sub><sup>2–</sup> ion is estimated at 10<sup>2</sup> L/mol. Higher-field signals assignable to the 1 : 2 and 1 : 3 complexes with the HPO<sub>4</sub><sup>2–</sup> and H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub><sup>–</sup> anions are also observed.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"590 - 599"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S106636222505008X
E. V. Polyakov, I. V. Volkov, A. A. Ioshin, V. N. Krasil’nikov
{"title":"Sorption Equilibria of U(VI) Ions with Oxide–Graphene Composite TiO2||C and with TiO2 in the Region of the Henry Law","authors":"E. V. Polyakov, I. V. Volkov, A. A. Ioshin, V. N. Krasil’nikov","doi":"10.1134/S106636222505008X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S106636222505008X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The results of studying the sorption equilibria of U(VI) ions with TiO<sub>2</sub>||C oxide–graphene composite and with the oxide TiO<sub>2</sub> prepared from it were analyzed within the framework of the surface complexation theory. According to the established equilibrium mechanism, the following species participate in the sorption in the region of the Henry law at pH 2–11: UO<sub>2</sub><sup>2+</sup>, UO<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sup>+</sup>, UO<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub><sup>0</sup>, UO<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>3</sub><sup>–</sup>, and UO<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>3</sub>)<sup>0</sup>; they react with the surface {≡Ti–OH} groups. Anionic carbonate complexes are not adsorbed onto titanium oxide. Oligomeric titanium complexes do not affect the resultant sorption because of a sharp decrease in the equilibrium analytical concentration of uranium due to the extremely high distribution coefficient <i>K</i><sub>d</sub> (mL/g) of the sorbent, exceeding 6 log units at рН 6.5. The linear correlation between the Henry constants of the sorption of uranium species onto titanium oxide and their stability constants in the electrolyte solution confirms the similarity of energy processes in the formation of U(VI) species in the contacting phases.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"648 - 657"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050194
A. A. Peretykin, N. I. Atamanyuk, E. A. Pryakhin
{"title":"Soft Zoobenthos of Special Industrial Reservoirs of the Mayak Production Association","authors":"A. A. Peretykin, N. I. Atamanyuk, E. A. Pryakhin","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050194","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050194","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A response of zoobenthos communities to technogenic contamination of special industrial reservoirs of the Mayak Production Association is the biodiversity loss within soft zoobenthos (chironomids, oligochaetes, caddisflies, leeches), mainly at the expense of oligochaete species. An increase in the number and biomass of chironomids (at radiation exposure levels of up to 7.8 ± 0.9 mGy/day) and of oligochaetes (at radiation exposure levels of up to 10.0 ± 2.0 mGy/day) was recorded; however, as the radiation exposure increased further, these parameters decreased. Substitution of the zoobenthos community by a monospecific population of chironomids, accompanied by an increase in their number and biomass, was also observed at radiation doses ranging up to 4500 mGy/day.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"737 - 748"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050078
E. V. Belova, E. R. Nazin, A. S. Obedkov, B. F. Myasoedov
{"title":"Justification of Explosion Safety Conditions in Evaporation of Nitric Acid Solutions Containing Various Reductants","authors":"E. V. Belova, E. R. Nazin, A. S. Obedkov, B. F. Myasoedov","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050078","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050078","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Causes of the initiation of exothermic processes in nitric acid solutions containing reductants are analyzed. The required parameters of the occurring exothermic reactions are determined. The main conditions of the explosion safety of solution evaporation operations in commercial evaporators at radiochemical plants are formulated. The radiolysis of mixtures increases the onset temperature <i>T</i><sub>st</sub> of the exothermic reaction, and uranyl nitrate does not affect <i>T</i><sub>st</sub>. The explosion safety in evaporation of reductant solutions can be ensured even if their heating is accompanied by various exothermic reactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"640 - 647"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S1066362225050078.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050170
N. A. Bakunov, V. I. Polyakov
{"title":"Estimation of the Contribution of Chernobyl 137Cs to the Caspian Sea Pollution by 137Cs from Global Fallout","authors":"N. A. Bakunov, V. I. Polyakov","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050170","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050170","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The concentration of <sup>137</sup>Cs originating from the Chernobyl accident in the Caspian water was estimated by subtracting the concentration of global <sup>137</sup>Cs from the total concentration of <sup>137</sup>Cs radionuclides in water at the monitoring date (1996). Late monitoring of the Caspian waters in 1996 made it impossible to determine the “Chernobyl” <sup>137</sup>Cs from the <sup>134</sup>Cs/<sup>137</sup>Cs ratio because of the decay of the short-lived radionuclide. The concentration of global <sup>137</sup>Cs in the seawater was calculated using the sorption–diffusion model of the <sup>137</sup>Cs absorption by bottom sediments with sorption coefficients (<i>K</i><sub>d</sub>) and diffusion coefficients (<i>D</i>) equal to 2700 L/kg and 1.0 × 10<sup>–7</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>/s, respectively. By the monitoring date (1995–1996), the inventories of global and “Chernobyl” <sup>137</sup>Cs in the seawater were determined to be 312.6 and 93.8 TBq, respectively, with “Chernobyl” <sup>137</sup>Cs accounting for 23% of the total amount. With low fallout of “Chernobyl” <sup>137</sup>Cs on the Caspian Sea, <sup>137</sup>Cs of global fallout dominated in the marine pollution. During the 56-year exposure (1964–2020), the concentration of global <sup>137</sup>Cs in the Caspian water decreased from 23.7 to 1.8 Bq/m<sup>3</sup>, which is typical of the current level of <sup>137</sup>Cs in waters of the world ocean.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"721 - 726"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050212
K. Yu. Mokrov
{"title":"Evaluating the Parameters of the Source of Water Aerosol Generation from the V-2 Reservoir Water Area","authors":"K. Yu. Mokrov","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050212","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050212","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The concentration ratio of chemical elements in a water aerosol may differ significantly from the concentration ratio of the same elements in bulk water from which this water aerosol was generated. Fractionation of chemical elements in water aerosols occurs in the surface microlayer of water and is observed only for water-soluble trace elements. For radionuclides (trace elements), the relative fractionation factor <i>F</i>(<i>X</i>/Cs) is defined as the degree of accumulation of the activity of radionuclide <i>X</i> in the water aerosol relative to that of another (reference) radionuclide (<sup>137</sup>Cs). The paper suggests a technique for field evaluation of relative fractionation factors for various trace elements in water aerosols that are generated by interaction of a stream of hot wastewater and cold lake water. During this interaction, air dissolved in the cold water passes into the gas phase in the form of bubbles. The technique was tested under natural conditions in the V-2 reservoir (Lake Kyzyl-Tash), in which the <sup>90</sup>Sr activity concentration in water was 1.4 kBq/L and concentration of basic trace chemical elements was less than ~10 mg/L. The relative fractionation factors <i>F</i>(<i>Y</i>/Sr) for various trace elements in the water aerosol were estimated at ~15 for aluminum, ~13 for iron, >15 for lead, >46 for zinc, ~1.1 for calcium, ~0.3 for magnesium, and ~30 for nickel. The absolute fractionation factors <i>F</i>(<i>Y</i>) for these elements were 5.5 times higher than the relative fractionation factors. The <sup>90</sup>Sr activity concentration in air in the vicinity of the V-2 reservoir for the period from March 21 till March 26, 2025 was estimated at ~0.2 mBq/m<sup>3</sup> due to all sources of contamination, with the water aerosol generation contributing no more than 3%.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"763 - 769"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050157
A. V. Voronina, M. A. Averianov, V. A. Rogozhnikov, A. K. Suetina
{"title":"Sorbents Based on Clinoptilolite and Bentonite for the Immobilization of 137Cs, 90Sr, Uranium, and 241Am at Radioactive Waste Repositories","authors":"A. V. Voronina, M. A. Averianov, V. A. Rogozhnikov, A. K. Suetina","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050157","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050157","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Clinoptilolites from the Shivyrtui and Kholinskoe deposits modified with manganese dioxide and with titanium hydroxide and phosphate, as well as manganese dioxide modified bentonite from the 10th Khutor deposit, were prepared. The physicochemical properties of the modified samples and their ability to take up strontium, cesium, uranium, and americium were studied. The cesium, strontium, and uranium adsorption isotherms were obtained over a wide concentration range. The distribution coefficients and the static exchange capacity of the materials were determined. The effect of solution pH on the sorption of <sup>90</sup>Sr onto natural and modified clinoptilolite and of <sup>241</sup>Am onto natural and modified bentonite was compared. The modified sorbents show promise for use within sorption barriers to immobilize <sup>137</sup>Cs, <sup>90</sup>Sr, uranium, <sup>241</sup>Am, and other transuranic elements. This would significantly reduce their migration into groundwater and enhance the safety of radioactive waste storage and disposal facilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"698 - 707"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050121
I. N. Chernykh, A. V. Gopin, A. N. Kharlanov, B. I. Kharisov, A. L. Nikolaev
{"title":"32P Carriers Based on Hydroxyapatite-Modified Alginate Beads","authors":"I. N. Chernykh, A. V. Gopin, A. N. Kharlanov, B. I. Kharisov, A. L. Nikolaev","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050121","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><sup>32</sup>P carriers based on calcium alginate and hydroxyapatite for potential application in nuclear medicine were studied. Alginate beads cross-linked with calcium and mineralized with nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite were synthesized. The samples were characterized by optical and electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and IR spectroscopy. The KH<sub>2</sub>[<sup>32</sup>P]O<sub>4</sub> sorption from an aqueous solution was proposed as a method for introducing radionuclides into alginate beads. The kinetics of this process and the effect of mineralization and swelling of the hydrogel in an aqueous medium and in saline were studied. Composite calcium alginate and hydroxyapatite beads took up 90% of the activity from a saline solution within 5 h. Mineralization with hydroxyapatite improved both the kinetic parameters of sorption and the retention of the radionuclide in an aqueous medium. Composite calcium alginate and hydroxyapatite beads can be recommended for further tests as applicator materials for surface brachytherapy with <sup>32</sup>P.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"672 - 679"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S1066362225050121.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RadiochemistryPub Date : 2025-12-14DOI: 10.1134/S1066362225050054
T. S. Aleksandrov, M. D. Karavan, E. S. Babitova, A. A. Brechalov, I. V. Smirnov
{"title":"A New Method for Studying the Extraction Kinetics with Monitoring of the Organic Phase Properties by Attenuated Total Reflection IR Spectroscopy","authors":"T. S. Aleksandrov, M. D. Karavan, E. S. Babitova, A. A. Brechalov, I. V. Smirnov","doi":"10.1134/S1066362225050054","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1066362225050054","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The kinetics of europium and yttrium extraction with mono- and polyfunctional ligands in organic diluents was studied by attenuated total reflection IR spectroscopy and a method using a diffusion cell. The extraction rate is influenced by the kind of the ligand, solvate formation mechanism, and specific features of diffusion. The extraction rate constants in the systems studied were calculated. In the extraction of europium with organophosphorus ligands, the extraction rate constants range from 3.3 × 10<sup>–4</sup> to 1.1 × 10<sup>–3</sup> cm s<sup>–1</sup>. A stepwise complexation mechanism with polyfunctional ligands containing P=O and C=O groups was revealed. In the case of yttrium extraction, the extraction rate constant with a mixed extractant, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene + methyltrioctylammonium carbonate, is 1.5 × 10<sup>–3</sup> cm s<sup>–1</sup>, which is higher by an order of magnitude than the rate constant obtained with 8-hydroxyquinoline (<i>k</i> = 4.3 × 10<sup>–4</sup> cm s<sup>–1</sup>), owing to a synergistic effect.</p>","PeriodicalId":747,"journal":{"name":"Radiochemistry","volume":"67 5","pages":"616 - 629"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145750405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}