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SUBMITTER: DeMuth PC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3965298 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
DeMuth Peter C PC Min Younjin Y Huang Bonnie B Kramer Joshua A JA Miller Andrew D AD Barouch Dan H DH Hammond Paula T PT Irvine Darrell J DJ
Nature materials 20130127 4
DNA vaccines have many potential benefits but have failed to generate robust immune responses in humans. Recently, methods such as in vivo electroporation have demonstrated improved performance, but an optimal strategy for safe, reproducible, and pain-free DNA vaccination remains elusive. Here we report an approach for rapid implantation of vaccine-loaded polymer films carrying DNA, immune-stimulatory RNA, and biodegradable polycations into the immune-cell-rich epidermis, using microneedles coat ...[more]