Storing Vaccines at Room Temperature
February 14, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
“Supramolecular nanomaterials and interfaces” is the name of the lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL) that studies ways to improve vaccines by extending shelf life. Among the means under development are nanoparticles to change the electrical charge of inactivated viruses, polyethylene glycol to stiffen the virus’s capsid, and added sucrose for a viscous coating, which extended efficacy at room temperature by weeks or months. These scientists believe a combination of these approaches may show further improvement. MORE
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