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          AlO(OH)-polymer nanoparticles         | 
        
      | Vaxjo ID | 344 | 
        
      | Vaccine Adjuvant Name | AlO(OH)-polymer nanoparticles | 
        
      | Adjuvant VO ID | VO_0005270 | 
        
      | Description | Aluminum hydroxide is a classical gel-like immune adjuvant. The paper describes AlO(OH)-polymer nanoparticles (APNs), which are nano-sized vaccine carriers derived from aluminum hydroxide, designed to promote lymphatic migration and amplify CD8+ T cell responses. | 
        
      | Stage of Development | Licensed | 
        
      | Host Species for Testing | Human | 
        
      | Structure | The classical adjuvant is described as "gel-like". The new formulation is "nano-sized vaccine carriers AlO(OH)-polymer nanoparticles (APNs)". | 
        
      | Appearance | The classical adjuvant is described as "gel-like". | 
        
      | Preparation | Aluminum hydroxide is "turned from gel into nano-sized vaccine carriers AlO(OH)-polymer nanoparticles (APNs)". | 
        
      | Function | aluminum hydroxide is turned from gel into nano-sized vaccine carriers AlO(OH)-polymer nanoparticles (APNs) to promote their lymphatic migration. | 
        
      | Safety | Aluminum hydroxide has been used as an immune adjuvant in human vaccines for over 80 years due to its safety and efficacy. | 
    	
    
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	  | References | Jiang et al., 2018: Jiang H, Wang Q, Li L, Zeng Q, Li H, Gong T, Zhang Z, Sun X. Turning the Old Adjuvant from Gel to Nanoparticles to Amplify CD8(+) T Cell Responses. Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany). 2018; 5(1); 1700426. [PubMed: 29375970]. |