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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Mater. 2011 Aug 15;23(36):H217–H247. doi: 10.1002/adma.201102313

Figure 11.

Figure 11

Structure of a virus-like particle (VLP) presenting antigens for immune activation. The size of the VLP ensures efficient trafficking to and recognition by the immune system for activation. Its ability to package ligands and its highly repetitive surface display of epitopes enable efficient activation of both complement and innate immunity. Adapted from.[189]