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ReviewAdvanced drug delivery reviews2021

Pharmaceutical protein solids: Drying technology, solid-state characterization and stability.

Yuan Chen, Tarun Tejasvi Mutukuri, Nathan E Wilson, Qi Tony Zhou

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Review in Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Understanding dry proteins and their protection with solid-state hydrogen-deuterium exchange.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2025
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  20. Advanced Formulation Approaches for Proteins.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuan ChenDepartment of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Tarun Tejasvi MutukuriDepartment of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Nathan E WilsonDepartment of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Qi Tony ZhouDepartment of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. Electronic address: tonyzhou@purdue.edu.
Purdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Advancing innovative therapies against pandrug-resistant Gram-negative superbugsR01AI146160 · NIAID · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI LI, JIAN, ZHOU, QI · 2019 to 2023
$3.2M
Combating Deadly Gram-negative Lung Infections: An Inhalation and Systems ApproachR01AI132681 · NIAID · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI LI, JIAN, ZHOU, QI · 2017 to 2020
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132681NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146160
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the boom in biologics over the past decade, the intrinsic instability of these large molecules poses significant challenges to formulation development. Almost half of all pharmaceutical protein products are formulated in the solid form to preserve protein native structure and extend product shelf-life. In this review, both traditional and emerging drying techniques for producing protein solids will be discussed. During the drying process, various stresses can impact the stability of protein solids. However, understanding the impact of stress on protein product quality can be challenging due to the lack of reliable characterization techniques for biological solids. Both conventional and advanced characterization techniques are discussed including differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), solid-state Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (ssFTIR), solid-state fluorescence spectrometry, solid-state hydrogen deuterium exchange (ssHDX), solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) and solid-state photolytic labeling (ssPL). Advanced characterization tools may offer mechanistic investigations into local structural changes and interactions at higher resolutions. The continuous exploration of new drying techniques, as well as a better understanding of the effects caused by different drying techniques in solid state, would advance the formulation development of biological products with superior quality.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsChemistry, PharmaceuticalChemistry Techniques, AnalyticalDrug DevelopmentHumansProteinsProtein StabilityTechnology, PharmaceuticalBiological ProductsProteinsDrying technologyPhysical stabilityProcess stressProtein solidsSolid-state characterization

Identifiers

PMID33705880
PMCPMC8107147
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