Introduction.The work is devoted to the development of an analytical approach to determining the concentration of a next generation of VLP-based vaccines using an innovative method based on the kinetics of diffuse reflection (DRf) in optically turbid media. The quality assessment of the latest VLP-based vaccines containing immunological triterpene hydrocarbon adjuvants is of great importance for the effectiveness of immunobiological products. The aim is to develop a new analytical approach based on the kinetics of light reflection in an optically heterogeneous medium for the quantitative determination of VLP vaccines. Materials and Methods. Sample vaccine (Gam-VLP-Rota) for the prevention of rotavirus infection (160 mg/dose). Solutions (140–360 mg/ml) of bovine serum albumin (BSA, 98%) as the model sample. Squalene adjuvant («oil-in-water» type), phosphate buffer solution (1:1) as the dissolution medium. Laboratory setup for DRf from a rough surface of a heterogeneous solution, consisting of an IR-diode emitter, aimed at a cuvette with a sample, a CC-Device designed to convert an optical image into an electrical signal, and the original Soft (Vidan®) for chemometric processing of the analogue signal.Results. The descriptor sd2 was selected, demonstrating a linear relationship in the coordinates «family of chemometric descriptors (di) — BSA concentration (C, μg/ml)». A calibration line (y = 4,88∙x - 9,83, r=0.9998) was constructed in the coordinates «sd2-C, μg/ml». The DRf measurements of the VLP-Rota vaccine sample were performed under conditions for BSA solutions (n=9). The concentration Cpractical of the tested vaccine sample was determined, based on the sd2 obtained value. The method was validated in accordance with ICH Q2 (R1) guidelines, confirming linearity, accuracy (RSD< 5%) and repeatability (n = 9, P = 0.95). The repeatability error (ε) was determined to be 9.34%, indicating acceptable intra-assay variation.Conclusion. The proposed DRf method confirms its reliability in routine determination of the concentration of new-generation vaccines.
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                    NOVEL APPROACHES FOR THE ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF NEW-GENERATION VLP-VACCINES
                
                                    
                
                
                    Published:
29 October 2025
by MDPI
in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics
session Novel and Sustainable approaches in Medicinal Chemistry
                
                
                
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                        Keywords: Bovine serum albumin, VLP-Vaccine, Diffuse reflection (DRf), Turbid media
                    
                
                
                
                 
         
            

 
        
    
    
         
    
    
         
    
    
         
    
    
         
    
