The development of mucosal vaccinations for oral transmucosal delivery using nanofabrication processes

• Main Author: Mohamed Burhan Awad, Ayah
• Other Authors: Αντιμησιάρη, Σοφία
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Antimicrobial resistance; Subunit protein vaccines; Polymeric patches; Mucosal immunization; Μικροβιακή αντοχή; Εμβόλια υπομονάδας πρωτεΐνης; Πολυμερή έμπλαστρα; Βλεννογονική ανοσοποίηση

It is estimated that by 2050, globally 10 million people will die due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) related illness. Therefore, taking the world back to the pre-antibiotic era, where millions of people died from infectious diseases. Vaccines as tools to reduce AMR have historically been under-re...