Polymeric Adjuvants for Vaccine Delivery
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The function of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been to prepare students for the study and application of chemistry in industry. This focus has included preparation for employment in various industries as well as the development, design, and operation of equipment and processes within industry.Through the CBE Department, Iowa State University is nationally recognized for its initiatives in bioinformatics, biomaterials, bioproducts, metabolic/tissue engineering, multiphase computational fluid dynamics, advanced polymeric materials and nanostructured materials.
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The Department of Chemical Engineering was founded in 1913 under the Department of Physics and Illuminating Engineering. From 1915 to 1931 it was jointly administered by the Divisions of Industrial Science and Engineering, and from 1931 onward it has been under the Division/College of Engineering. In 1928 it merged with Mining Engineering, and from 1973–1979 it merged with Nuclear Engineering. It became Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2005.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (1913–1928)
- Department of Chemical and Mining Engineering (1928–1957)
- Department of Chemical Engineering (1957–1973, 1979–2005)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (2005–present)
- College of Engineering(parent college)
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This research has investigated the use of pentablock copolymers and polyanhydride nanoparticles in combination to form a hydrogel matrix giving controlled and sustained release of model protein ovalbumin (OVA) for vaccine delivery applications. To investigate the influence of hydrogel composition on release of OVA, the weight percent of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), form of OVA, and molecular weight of pentablock copolymer were varied. The weight percent of PVA was tested for 20% and 30%. Molecular weight of the pentablock copolymer was also varied giving a low molecular weight or high molecular weight copolymer. Lastly, OVA was incorporated into hydrogels either in a free form, encapsulated in polyanhydride nanoparticles, or a combination of the two. For all trials, the total OVA amount loaded was constant, and release curves of protein with time were observed for 4 days. Overall, these release curves confirmed gradual and controlled release of OVA. They also showed that the amount of OVA released from 20% PVA hydrogels was greater than the protein released from 30% hydrogels due to structural differences of the matrices. Lastly, the encapsulated OVA versus free OVA influenced total protein amount released and varied with % PVA and molecular weight of copolymer.