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There has been a significant resurgence in the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) as target-directed therapeutic agents for cancer treatment. Among the factors critical to effective ADC design is the Drug Antibody Ratio (DAR). The DAR describes the degree of drug addition that directly impacts both potency and potential toxicity of the therapeutic, and can have significant effects on properties such as stability and aggregation. Determination of DAR is, therefore, of critical importance in the development of novel ADC therapeutics.

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In addition to the weight-average molar mass and the polydispersity, the DAWN can also determine the shape of the polymer by measuring the rms radius directly at each elution volume. It is well-known that butadiene forms highly branched polymers and that styrene forms linear polymers-and this is revealed by the DAWN.

Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is widely used for detecting aggregates, fragments, and other impurities in a biotherapeutic sample. When coupled with multi-angle light scattering (MALS), SEC enables researchers to quantify the true solution molar mass of each species in a sample, in addition to the mass fraction of each spe-cies.

Multi-angle light scattering (MALS) is primarily used to determine molecular weight, size-and shape-related parameters of macromolecules or nanoparticles as they elute from a separation device. In batch (unfractionated) mode, MALS provides the weight-average molecular weight wand the z-average mean square radius z. The DAWNHELEOSIIis particularly well suited for these tasks owing to its flow cell design, holding a mere ~67µl and readily connecting toa fluid line through HPLC-type fittings.