Nanoemulsion vaccines show increasing promise

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High energy oil-in-water emulsions used in the U-M vaccines are made up of droplets 200 nanometers in size. Credit: Michigan Nanotechnology Institute
High energy oil-in-water emulsions used in the U-M vaccines are made up of droplets 200 nanometers in size. Credit: Michigan Nanotechnology Institute

A novel technique for vaccinating against a variety of infectious diseases – using an oil-based emulsion placed in the nose, rather than needles – has proved able to produce a strong immune response against smallpox and HIV in two new studies.


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