About this Research Topic
With recent advances in medicinal chemistry, immunology, pharmacology and nanotechnology, a variety of new immune simulants/adjuvants, delivery systems and formulations for subunit vaccines are currently in development. The vaccines composition also strongly depends on the immunization route, thus intensive efforts are also concentrated on the development of vaccines that can be administered orally, intranasally, intradermally, etc., to avoid the disadvantageous of the classical injectable pathway.
This Research Topic aims to provide a platform for new studies or reviews of novel concepts, mechanisms and applications in the field of vaccine delivery. Topics may include but are not limited to:
- Adjuvants/immune stimulants;
- Alternative vaccine delivery routes;
- Nano-sized delivery systems;
- Delivery of gene-based vaccines;
- Development of effective delivery systems for cancer vaccines;
- Targeted delivery of antigens to immune cells;
- Liposomes in vaccine delivery;
- Polymers as delivery platforms for vaccines.
In this Research Topic, the goal is therefore to present the current strategies and research progress in vaccine delivery and formulation, with a special focus on the use of immune stimulants and nanocarriers. Both Original Research and Review articles are welcome.
Keywords: vaccines, delivery systems, adjuvants, antigens, nanoparticles
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