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Application of Nanoemulsions in the Vaccination Process
Sumira Malik (Amity University, Ranchi, India), Shristi Kishore (Amity University, Ranchi, India), Shradha A. Kumar (Amity University, Ranchi, India), Anjali Kumari (Amity University, Ranchi, India), Manisha Kumari (Amity University, Ranchi, India), and Archna Dhasmana (School of Applied and Life sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India)
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|Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8378-4.ch022
Abstract
Vaccination is one of the most effective approaches for the prevention of deadly and highly contagious diseases. One of the important biomedical applications of nanoemulsions is in the process of vaccination. Nanoemulsions are made from nano-sized safe, well-considered ingredients, amalgamated in a protective way to bring forth a stable emulsion. They have provided ways for vaccine delivery using intranasal or mucosal oil-based emulsions rather than using needles. Also, some nanoemulsions have effectively shown anti-pathogenic activities against several germs. Nanoemulsions are also used as vaccine adjuvants and are used to boost the effectiveness of vaccines. Nanoemulsion-based adjuvants put forward the possibility of non-irritating, needle-free vaccines, handed out as nose drops or as a simple nasal sprayer. The chapter aims to discuss the applications of nanoemulsions in the process of vaccination.