PRODUCTS / BIOSILICON TECHNOLOGY
BioSilicon Technology
The continued advancement of drug delivery technology is critically important in the drive to both increase efficacy and improve patient safety. The use of novel drug delivery systems is an increasingly important strategy for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to enable the delivery of new drugs while also extending the commercial life of their current drugs.
pSivida’s BioSilicon™ technology is nano-structured porous silicon specifically designed for use as a drug delivery platform.
Our BioSilicon technology is designed to have properties that make it an ideal platform for advancing the development of drug delivery:
- High efficiency/capacity of drug loading
- Ability to control release kinetics with extended durations (hours/days/weeks/months)
- Controlled nanostructuring can vary nanosized pores to accommodate different molecule sizes
- Fully bioerodible over range of time periods
- Semiconductor properties allow unique construction of “smart” processor controlled delivery
Unlike most polymer-based drug delivery systems, the manufacture of BioSilicon does not require complex chemistry and the final product is pure silicon irrespective of the delivery characteristics imparted by the nanostructuring process.
BioSilicon distinguishes itself from other delivery systems by its heat and radiation stability, simplifying the manufacturing and sterilization process.
