Lipid Nanoparticle Maquette from the “Glass Microbiology Series"

Artist / Maker Luke Jerram ((British, b. 1974))

Date2020

MediumBlown borosilicate glass

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineCommissioned by University Museums with funds from the Joyce Brewer Art Acquisitions Fund. In the Art on Campus Model and Maquette Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberU2020.51

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Not on view

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CultureEnglish

Label TextThis is a maquette for the full-sized sculpture created for the Nanovaccine Institute of Iowa State University, this sculpture is of a Lipid Nanoparticle. The institute are developing nanovaccines and nanotherapeutics for respiratory infections, neural disorders, tropical diseases, cancer, aging, and veterinary diseases. Our vision is that nanovaccines and nanotherapeutics will revolutionize how we prevent and treat disease. The sculpture is part of the Art on Campus Collection, at Iowa State University.

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