PMID- 35739192 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2059-0105 (Electronic) IS - 2059-0105 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Jun 23 TI - Engineering the hydroxyl content on aluminum oxyhydroxide nanorod for elucidating the antigen adsorption behavior. PG - 62 LID - 10.1038/s41541-022-00495-9 [doi] LID - 62 AB - The interaction between the aluminum salt-based adjuvants and the antigen in the vaccine formulation is one of the determining factors affecting the immuno-potentiation effect of vaccines. However, it is not clear how the intrinsic properties of the adjuvants could affect this interaction, which limits to benefit the improvement of existing adjuvants and further formulation of new vaccines. Here, we engineered aluminum oxyhydroxide (AlOOH) nanorods and used a variety of antigens including hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD), bovine serum albumin (BSA) and ovalbumin (OVA) to identify the key physicochemical properties of adjuvant that determine the antigen adsorption at the nano-bio interface between selected antigen and AlOOH nanorod adjuvant. By using various physicochemical and biophysical characterization methods, it was demonstrated that the surface hydroxyl contents of AlOOH nanorods affected the adsorptive strength of the antigen and their specific surface area determined the adsorptive capacity of the antigen. In addition, surface hydroxyl contents had an impact on the stability of the adsorbed antigen. By engineering the key intrinsic characteristics of aluminum-based adjuvants, the antigen adsorption behavior with the aluminum adjuvant could be regulated. This will facilitate the design of vaccine formulations to optimize the adsorption and stability of the antigen in vaccine. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Yu, Ge AU - Yu G AD - State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Liang, Zhihui AU - Liang Z AD - State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Yu, Zilan AU - Yu Z AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Li, Min AU - Li M AD - State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Yang, Wenqi AU - Yang W AD - State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Zhang, Yawei AU - Zhang Y AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Zhao, Yuhang AU - Zhao Y AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Yang, Cheng AU - Yang C AD - School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Xue, Changying AU - Xue C AD - School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. FAU - Shi, Li AU - Shi L AD - Immune Path Biotechnology (Su Zhou) Co., Ltd., Building A, 8 Chang Ting Road, DaXin Industry Park, 215151, Su Zhou, Jiang Su, China. FAU - Sun, Bingbing AU - Sun B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5444-5078 AD - State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. bingbingsun@dlut.edu.cn. AD - School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, 116024, Dalian, China. bingbingsun@dlut.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 31870919/National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)/ GR - 21876017/National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China)/ GR - No. XLYC1807113/Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation)/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220623 PL - England TA - NPJ Vaccines JT - NPJ vaccines JID - 101699863 PMC - PMC9226065 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/06/24 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/24 06:01 PMCR- 2022/06/23 CRDT- 2022/06/23 23:21 PHST- 2022/01/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/05/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/23 23:21 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41541-022-00495-9 [pii] AID - 495 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41541-022-00495-9 [doi] PST - epublish SO - NPJ Vaccines. 2022 Jun 23;7(1):62. doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00495-9.