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Vishard Ragoonanan¹, Alptekin Aksan

¹Biostabilization Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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Biopreservation drying creates heterogeneity by influencing protein structure. Trehalose and salts offer synergistic stabilization by altering water structure and mediating protein interactions.

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Area of Science:

Biopreservation
Protein Stabilization
Drying Processes

Background:

Biopreservation methods like freezing and drying introduce heterogeneity.
Understanding heterogeneity mechanisms is crucial for effective biopreservation solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore mechanisms causing heterogeneity in isothermal, diffusively dried biopreservation solutions.
To investigate the role of cosolutes (trehalose and salts) in protein stabilization during drying.

Main Methods:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis of desiccated droplets.
Investigation of spatial component distributions and interactions.
Analysis of competing flows (peripheral and Marangoni) within drying droplets.

Main Results:

Spatial variations in cosolute concentration gradients induce multiple thermodynamic states, affecting protein structure.
Competing peripheral and Marangoni flows create spatial distribution gradients.
Trehalose and salts exhibit synergistic stabilization of protein structure via vicinal water destructuring.

Conclusions:

Drying-induced heterogeneity is influenced by cosolute concentration gradients and drying conditions.
Trehalose and salts enhance protein stability through interactions mediated by destructuring of vicinal water.
FTIR spectroscopy revealed specific molecular interactions between trehalose and protein.