Injectable Porous Silicon Microparticles
Description: Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing long-acting, injectable microparticles made of porous silicon for controlled release of a progestin for up to 6 months.
Product Details
User: Female
Hormonal: Yes
Delivery Method: Injectable
Duration Type: Short-acting
Duration: 6 months
Regimen: - single injection
- single injection
Inactive material: silicon; silica
Multipurpose Preventive Technology (MPT): Yes
Status Details
Developer: University of California San Diego
Project Phase: Pre-Clinical and Clinical Development
Development Stage: Pre-clinical
Began discovery in: 2013
Active Development: Yes
Status Details: - The delivery system has demonstrated high drug loading efficiency with minimal drug degradation and in-vitro data suggesting a delivery period of ~6 months.
- The delivery system has demonstrated high drug loading efficiency with minimal drug degradation and in-vitro data suggesting a delivery period of ~6 months.
Additional Information
References: UCSD Sailor Research Group website: http://sailorgroup.ucsd.edu/research/index.html
UCSD Sailor Research Group website: http://sailorgroup.ucsd.edu/research/index.html