Mechanically tunable, self-adjuvanting nanoengineered polypeptide particles.

Cui, Jiwei; De Rose, Robert; Best, James P; Johnston, Angus P R; Alcantara, Sheilajen; Liang, Kang; Such, Georgina K; Kent, Stephen J et al. · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

DNA-loaded polypeptide particles are prepared via templated assembly of mesoporous silica for the delivery of adjuvants. The elasticity and cargo-loading capacity of the obtained particles can be tuned by the amount of cross-linker used to stabilize the polypeptide particles. The use of polypeptide particles as biocarriers provides a promising method for vaccine delivery.

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