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.
- 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