Thin film platform to preserve vaccines at room temperature developed

A new vaccine formulation has been created by researchers, which uses a peelable film during drying to preserve the medicine Researchers have developed a new thin film platform that can preserve vaccines at room temperature without refrigeration for long periods of time. According to the scientists, their innovation could make it easier to distribute vaccines for the flu and other diseases to low- and middle-income countries. The team, from the University of Texas at Austin, US, began developing the idea for a film-based vaccine design as they worked on an Ebola vaccine in a previous study, finding that their formulation not only enhanced immune response in rodents and primates but also protected the vaccine from breaking down when kept at room temperature for three years. “The idea of developing a film was inspired by a documentary we had watched about how insects and other living things can be preserved for millions of years...