Lipid Nanoparticle Maquette from the “Glass Microbiology Series"
Object NameSculpture
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
Status
Not on viewCollections
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.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Object Name: Sculpture
Charles "Chuck" Ginnever
1968
Object number: U2020.21