ZIF-8 is a type of metal organic frameworks and an emerging delivery system for a variety of molecules, including amino acids, proteins and plasmids. These biomolecules are generally encapsulated ...

If ZIF-8 is not developed as a vaccine carrier, the findings from the study should help to guide researchers in developing similar nanoparticles that could be used to deliver subunit vaccines ...

If ZIF-8 is not developed as a vaccine carrier, the findings from the study should help to guide researchers in developing similar nanoparticles that could be used to deliver subunit vaccines ...

MIT engineers designed a nanoparticle vaccine made from a metal organic framework called ZIF-8, which is coated with the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding protein (blue) and an adjuvant called Gdq (green). ...

ZIF-8, if not developed as a vaccine carrier, should help guide researchers when developing similar nanoparticles that could be used to deliver subunit vaccines, which are easier and cheaper to ...

More information: Rohit Kumar et al, Highly active ZIF-8@CNT composite catalysts as cathode materials for anion exchange membrane fuel cells, Industrial Chemistry & Materials (2023). DOI ...

If ZIF-8 is not developed as a vaccine carrier, the findings from the study should help to guide researchers in developing similar nanoparticles that could be used to deliver subunit vaccines, ...

However, even if ZIF-8 does not work out, the researchers believe that their findings could help guide efforts focused on similar nanoparticles for delivering subunit vaccines, which are usually ...