SBIR/STTR Research Award
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF NEW SPERMICIDE SUPPOSITORY
Award amount
$359,057Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- BIOTEK, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
WE WILL EVALUATE THE DURATION OF EFFICACY OF A BIOERODIBLE CONTRACEPTIVE SPERMICIDE SUPPOSITORY IN ANIMALS. WE SEEK TO OPTIMIZE THE FORMULATION TO RELEASE SPERMICIDE OVER A PERIOD OF 12-16 HOURS IN THE LIMITED FLUID ENVIRONMENT OF THE VAGINA. THE OLD AND NEW FORMULATION WILL BE SCREENED IN RABBITS AND THE FINAL FORMULATION TESTED IN MONKEYS.
Technology keywords
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