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

Duration: 6 months

Regimen:

Inactive material: silicon; silica

Status Details

Began discovery in: 2013

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.

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