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Known as the cold chain problem, the high cost and risk associated with the need to keep vaccines within a temperature range of 2-8\u00b0C has been identified by the World Health Organization as one of the main factors behind low immunization-coverage rates. Researchers at EPFL<\/a>\u2019s Supramolecular Nanomaterials and Interfaces Laboratory (SUNMIL<\/a>), in collaboration with colleagues in Milan, Turin, Leiden, and Oregon, have managed to stabilize vaccines at room temperature through inexpensive, biocompatible additives.<\/p>\n

The study addressed viral-vector vaccines, which normally only last for a few days at room temperature. Then, the viral components of the vaccines lose their structural integrity, explains a press release<\/a>. By adding minute quantities of nanoparticles, or polyethylene glycol, or higher amounts of sucrose, the researchers were able to store the antiviral-vaccines at room temperature for several weeks or, in some cases, months. The discovery was successfully tested on a vaccine for rodents, and the next step will be to run more extensive tests on specific vaccines, possibly combining the three different approaches.<\/p>\n

The scientists\u2019 approach, which was published in Nature Communications<\/a>, could significantly impact the effort to increase immunization coverage in remote areas and developing countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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