Use cases and applications in biotechnology

 Take a look at how OF2i® our other BRAVE innovations are in use in biotech applications.

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Early detection of protein aggregation in biopharmaceuticals e.g. monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)

BRAVE Analytics’ nanoparticle analyzer and online particle sensor provide a way to determine when aggregation starts to occur. It monitors the progression of aggregation as it happens via OF2i® and static light scattering signals[1] and delivers results in real-time, eliminating the delay inherent in waiting for offline measurements.

Reference: [1] Imaging the scattered light of a nanoparticle through a cylindrical capillary. Ulrich Hohenester, Christian Neuper, Marko Šimić, and Christian Hill. Nanophotonics, 13(4):457–463, 2024.

Understanding dynamic liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) processes by observing the changes in size and distribution of proteins over time

These time-resolved measurements on different concentrations of proteins and RNA reveal the kinetics of LLPS processes and allow deeper insights than ever before.

Investigating the aggregation of biomacromolecules (low-density liproteins, LDL) by combining OF2i® and SEC

The particle concentration of the fractions passing through the SEC column were continuously measured using the OF2i® static light scattering module. The results give insight into the properties of aggregated LDL versus non-aggregated LDL and also flagged which fractions where the purest and therefore best-suited for e.g. cryo-EM investigations.

Identifying and sizing low-density liproteins (LDL) with OF2i® and Raman spectroscopy

Building on the above experiments, we used Raman spectroscopy to distinguish between single LDL particles and LDL agglomerates and give a size range for LDL particles.