Laser facilitates vaccination

Development of novel vaccine deliveries and vaccine adjuvants is of great importance to address the dilemma that the vaccine field faces: to improve vaccine efficacy without compromising safety. Harnessing the specific effects of laser on biological systems, a number of novel concepts have been prop...

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Main Authors: Ji Wang, Peiyu Li, Xinyuan Chen, Mei X. Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1793545816300032
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Summary:Development of novel vaccine deliveries and vaccine adjuvants is of great importance to address the dilemma that the vaccine field faces: to improve vaccine efficacy without compromising safety. Harnessing the specific effects of laser on biological systems, a number of novel concepts have been proposed and proved in recent years to facilitate vaccination in a safer and more efficient way. The key advantage of using laser technology in vaccine delivery and adjuvantation is that all processes are initiated by physical effects with no foreign chemicals administered into the body. Here, we review the recent advances in using laser technology to facilitate vaccine delivery and augment vaccine efficacy as well as the underlying mechanisms.
ISSN:1793-5458
1793-7205