Novel strategies in vaccine design: can nanocapsules help prevent and treat hepatitis B?

Nanomedicine (Lond). 2017 Jun;12(11):1205-1207. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0064. Epub 2017 May 18.

Authors

Stephan Gehring¹, Anette Pietrzak-Nguyen¹, Michael Fichter¹, Katharina Landfester²

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
² Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermanweg 10, 55122 Mainz, Germany.

PMID: 28517963
DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0064

No abstract available

Keywords: co-administration of vaccine-antigen and -adjuvant; hepatitis B; nanocapsules; nanoparticulate; vaccination; vaccine.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Hepatitis B / immunology
Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / administration & dosage
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / immunology
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / therapeutic use
Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage
Hepatitis B Vaccines / immunology
Hepatitis B Vaccines / therapeutic use*
Hepatitis B virus / immunology
Humans
Immunization / methods
Nanocapsules / administration & dosage
Nanocapsules / therapeutic use*

Substances

Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B Vaccines
Nanocapsules