Alex Nivorozhkin
Neo-Advent Technologies LLC., USA
Title: Silica-based matrixes for drug delivery: Ready for a prime time?
Biography
Biography: Alex Nivorozhkin
Abstract
Sol-gel-derived and silica-containing materials have made signifi cant strides into the material sciences’ applications and established presence in multiple commercial products and industrial technologies. In biomedical field, extensive research indicated their potential utility in areas such as enzyme and live-cell encapsulation. These materials hold promise in a drug delivery area as well General biocompatibility and biodegradable properties make silicas and sol-gels attractive matrixes. Nanotechnology brings in a possibility for a subtle tune-up of the particles fine structure and variety of functionalization opportunities for covalent and non-covalent binding of the cargo. Th is presentation will review key developments in using silica materials in drug delivery applications and focus on the properties and processes that could be controlling issues in moving early discovery findings into the realm of commercial applications and platform technologies that are compatible with FDA requirements for drug products to enter clinical trials.
