Gelatin as a Proven Stabilizer in Modern Vaccines
Vaccines are among the medical profession’s most effective tools. They help to prevent and reduce the impact of numerous infectious diseases, including hepatitis, whooping cough, shingles, flu and Covid-19. But their effectiveness relies heavily on their stability.
For this reason, vaccines contain stabilizing agents to protect their active ingredients. The stabilizer has to fulfil numerous requirements: It has to be non-allergenic. It must be compatible with the vaccine’s active ingredients and easy to handle in the manufacturing process. As it satisfies all of these requirements and more, gelatine or its hydrolysate is commonly used as a vaccine stabilizer.
VACCIPRO® – The Gold Standard
Our gold standard vaccine stabilizer VACCIPRO® is made from gelatin-derived specialized collagen peptides. VACCIPRO® is able to protect the fragile ingredients in vaccines against environmental stresses such as temperature fluctuation and agitation during packaging and transport. It also has benefits for shelf life, so vaccines last longer in storage. Thus, it enhances vaccine stability, safeguarding their safety and effectiveness.
Protection Against Mechanical Stress
Many active components in vaccines, such as proteins or antigens, are sensitive to mechanical stress like stirring or shaking. Mechanical forces can cause these molecules to alter their structure or even break down.
If the molecular structure changes, this can reduce the effectiveness of vaccines or even render them completely inactive.
Gelatin acts as a protective agent by forming a stabilizing matrix, reducing the movement of the molecules and protecting them from mechanical forces. Additionally, gelatin helps maintain the structural integrity of the molecules, ensuring that they retain their function even under temperature or movement stress.
In this way, gelatin helps preserve the effectiveness of vaccines during transport and storage.
