nanovaccine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nano- +‎ vaccine

Noun[edit]

nanovaccine (plural nanovaccines)

  1. Any vaccine containing nanoparticles
    • 2015 November 5, “Immunisation of Sheep with Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus, E2 Protein Using a Freeze-Dried Hollow Silica Mesoporous Nanoparticle Formulation”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The capacity of both nanovaccine formulations to generate humoral (antibody) and cell-mediated responses in sheep were compared to the responses in sheep immunisation with Opti-E2 (500 μg) together with the conventional adjuvant Quil-A (1 mg), a saponin from the Molina tree (Quillaja saponira).