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Leigh Canham, Malvern GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100278931POROUS SILICON DRUG-ELUTING PARTICLES - The invention provides a biodegradable drug-eluting particle useful for the delivery of diagnostic or therapeutic agents. In certain embodiments, the drug-eluting particle of the invention comprises a biodegradable porous silicon body, a reservoir formed within the porous silicon body having at least one opening to an exterior of the body, wherein the reservoir contains a therapeutic or diagnostic agent, and an agent-permeable seal disposed over the at least one opening. The invention further provides a method for treating a patient to obtain a desired local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect comprising administering a sustained release drug delivery particle of the invention. The invention also provides methods of fabricating a drug-eluting particle for releasing therapeutic agents11-04-2010

Leigh Canham, Worcestershire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110229540COSMETIC FORMULATIONS COMPRISING POROUS SILICON - A cosmetic formulation comprising porous silicon is described.09-22-2011

Leigh T. Canham, Worcester GB

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20080260839Pulmonary Formulation - The use of microparticles of silicon and particularly resorbable and/or photoluminescent silicon in the preparation of a medicament for nasal or pulmonary delivery. Aerosol formulations and their preparation are also described and claimed. These formulations may be used for example as carriers for pharmaceutical compounds as well as having diagnostic applications.10-23-2008

Leigh T. Canham, Malvern GB

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20110052657Implants for administering substances and methods of producing implants - A porous silicon implant impregnated with a beneficial substance, such as a micromineral required for healthy physiology, is implanted subcutaneously and is entirely corroded away over the following months/year to release the micromineral in a controlled manner. In a second embodiment the implant may have a large number of holes which contain beneficial substance and which are closed by bio-errordable doors of different thickness so as to stagger the release of the beneficial substance over time as the doors are breached.03-03-2011
20110052659Implants for administering substances and methods of producing implants - A porous silicon implant impregnated with a beneficial substance, such as a micromineral required for healthy physiology, is implanted subcutaneously and is entirely corroded away over the following months/year to release the micromineral in a controlled manner. In a second embodiment the implant may have a large number of holes which contain beneficial substance and which are closed by bio-errordable doors of different thickness so as to stagger the release of the beneficial substance over time as the doors are breached.03-03-2011
20110182967IMPLANTS FOR ADMINISTERING SUBSTANCES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING IMPLANTS - A porous silicon implant impregnated with a beneficial substance, such as a micromineral required for healthy physiology, is implanted subcutaneously and is entirely corroded away over the following months/year to release the micromineral in a controlled manner. In a second embodiment the implant may have a large number of holes which contain beneficial substance and which are closed by bio-errordable doors of different thickness so as to stagger the release of the beneficial substance over time as the doors are breached.07-28-2011
20110217353IMPLANTS FOR ADMINISTERING SUBSTANCES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING IMPLANTS - A porous silicon implant impregnated with a beneficial substance, such as a micromineral required for healthy physiology, is implanted subcutaneously and is entirely corroded away over the following months/year to release the micromineral in a controlled manner. In a second embodiment the implant may have a large number of holes which contain beneficial substance and which are closed by bio-errordable doors of different thickness so as to stagger the release of the beneficial substance over time as the doors are breached.09-08-2011
20110217354IMPLANTS FOR ADMINISTERING SUBSTANCES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING IMPLANTS - A porous silicon implant impregnated with a beneficial substance, such as a micromineral required for healthy physiology, is implanted subcutaneously and is entirely corroded away over the following months/year to release the micromineral in a controlled manner. In a second embodiment the implant may have a large number of holes which contain beneficial substance and which are closed by bio-errordable doors of different thickness so as to stagger the release of the beneficial substance over time as the doors are breached.09-08-2011

Leigh Trevor Canham, Worcestershire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090041908Silicon package material - The present invention relates to a method of packaging a packageable product comprising the step of placing the packageable product and a silicon material within a package. The packageable product may be a food or a drink. The silicon material may comprise porous silicon, for example it may comprise films or particles of vivid colour. The silicon material may be used to absorb substances that are harmful to the packageable product. The silicon material may be used to release substances that are beneficial to the packageable product.02-12-2009
20090214451Oral Hygiene Compositions - Oral hygiene compositions suitable for use as dentifrice compositions comprising a silicon abrasive agent are provided.08-27-2009

Patent applications by Leigh Trevor Canham, Worcestershire GB

Leigh Trevor Canham, Malvern GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090297441Imaging Agents - The use of silicon as an imaging agent is described.12-03-2009

Patent applications by Leigh Trevor Canham, Malvern GB

Leigh Trevor Canham, Worcs GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090175985Food Comprising Silicon - The invention relates to the use of silicon in food.07-09-2009