The invention involves inactivation of viral populations by treating the viral populations with a compound to crosslink proteins in the viral membrane, UV irradiation and further inactivation of the viruses using detergent(s). According to the invention, this method preserves the native structure of viral epitopes so that the inactivated viral preparations can be used in immunological compositions that will inhibit and/or prevent viral infection when administered to an animal.
[EN] VIRAL INACTIVATION USING CROSSLINKERS AND DETERGENTS<br/>[FR] INACTIVATION VIRALE EMPLOYANT DES AGENTS RÉTICULANTS ET DES DÉTERGENTS
申请人:BELANGER JULIE M
公开号:WO2009131606A2
公开(公告)日:2009-10-29
The invention involves inactivation of viral populations by treating the viral populations with a hydrophobic, photoactivatable crosslinking agent to crosslink proteins in the viral membrane, UV irradiation and further inactivation of the viruses using detergent(s). According to the invention, this method preserves the native structure of viral epitopes so that the inactivated viral preparations can be used in immunological compositions that will inhibit and/or prevent viral infection when administered to an animal.
Light-driven nanofiber and nanoring morphological transformations in organogels based on an azobenzene-bridged biscalix[4]arene
The morphologies of an azobenzene-bridged biscalix[4]arene organogel (1) in different organic solvents can be photo-reversibly switched between nanofibers and nanorings as well as between closed and open-form vesicles.