Alginate microspheres (AMs) have received much attention as a novel drug delivery system
owing to various advantages of alginate such as inexpensiveness, nontoxicity …

Mucosal surfaces are the first site of infection for most infectious diseases and oral
vaccination can provide protection as the first line of defense. Unlike systemic …

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is one of the most devastating
bacterial diseases to affect humans. M. tuberculosis is a robust pathogen that has evolved …

The immunological outcome of dendritic cell (DC) treatment with different biomaterials was
assessed to demonstrate the range of DC phenotypes induced by biomaterials commonly …

The aim of the present study was to develop novel Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-
Guérin (BCG)-loaded polymeric microparticles with optimized particle surface characteristics …

For efficient mucosal vaccine delivery, nanoparticulate antigens are better taken by
microfold cells in the nasal associated lymphoid tissue and also dendritic cells …

Biomaterials are promising candidate adjuvants to enhance vaccine efficacy. Through
adjuvant design, we can broaden the use of vaccines to diseases such as AIDS, malaria …

Drug delivery systems have wide biomedical applications owing to their distinct therapeutic
advantages, such as controlled release of drugs over prolonged periods, protection against …

Introduction: Alginate microspheres are versatile tools for the delivery of a wide range of
therapeutic biomacromolecules. This naturally occurring biopolymer has many unique …

Poly-lactide-co-glycolide acid (PLGA) and alginate represent two different families of
polymers widely used for microencapsulation application, even more, for vaccination …