Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Light-assisted drying enables vaccine stabilization and supports cold-chain-independent distribution
doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-40775-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Representative polarized light imaging (PLI) of LAD processed 4CMenB ( A,B ) and IPV ( C,D ) samples. Images were captured immediately after LAD processing. Images ( A,C ) were taken with both the polarizer and analyzer oriented at 0 \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$^\circ$$\end{document} . Images ( B,D ) are crossed-polarizer images in which crystallized areas, if present, will appear as white regions. For comparison, ( E ) (analyzer at 0 \documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$^\circ$$\end{document} ) and ( F ) (crossed-polarizer) show an air-dried sample that fully crystalized. The crystalized areas appear white in the crossed-polarizer image.
Article Snippet: The 4CMenB vaccine suspension was obtained from GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Srl and distributed under the brand name Bexsero (0.5 mL single dose, 10 syringes per pack).
Techniques: Imaging, Comparison