Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 9, Issue 1, 1630003(2016)

Laser facilitates vaccination

Ji Wang1、*, Peiyu Li1, Xinyuan Chen2, and Mei X. Wu1
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  • 1Wellman Center for Photomedicine Massachusetts General Hospital, and Department of Dermotology Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
  • 2Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA
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    Development of novel vaccine deliveries and vaccine adjuvants is of great importance to address the dilemma that the vaccine field faces: to improve vaccine efficacy without compromising safety. Harnessing the specific effects of laser on biological systems, a number of novel concepts have been proposed and proved in recent years to facilitate vaccination in a safer and more efficient way. The key advantage of using laser technology in vaccine delivery and adjuvantation is that all processes are initiated by physical effects with no foreign chemicals administered into the body. Here, we review the recent advances in using laser technology to facilitate vaccine delivery and augment vaccine efficacy as well as the underlying mechanisms.

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 15, 2015

    Accepted: Nov. 30, 2015

    Published Online: Dec. 27, 2018

    The Author Email: Wang Ji (jwang10@mgh.harvard.edu)

    DOI:10.1142/s1793545816300032

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