Bionanocomposites as New Carriers for Influenza Vaccines

Abstract

Bionanocomposites resulting from the assembly of negatively charged polysaccharides (xanthan gum) and sepiolite at the nanometer scale are able to associate efficiently to influenza-virus particles. This produces stable dispersions suitable as effective intranasal or intramuscular flu vaccines, as confirmed from experiments carried out in mice. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.