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The Future of Vaccines Unveiled in a Novel Single-Dose Dry-Powder Inhaled Vaccine - Industry Tap

The Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) researchers have developed a novel vaccination delivery strategy called “nano-micro composite.” Using nano-micro composite multilevel structures, they have created a single-dose, dry powder, inhalable vaccine platform based on this concept.

An aerosol-based vaccine produces microscopic spheres that resemble PM2.5 particles and can be inhaled deep into the lungs.

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Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a new “nano-micro composite” delivery concept for vaccines and developed a single-dose, dry-powder, inhalable vaccine platform. The vaccine made in the laboratory based on the technology is effective in blocking respiratory viral infection and transmission in animal test, showing great promise for combating future emerging and epidemic infectious diseases. This study was published in Nature on Wednesday.