Preparation and Characterization of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds with Chitosan for Controlled Drug Delivery
Colloids and Nanomedicine 2012: Abstracts 2012
Arita Dubņika, Dagnija Loča, Līga Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

Silver doped hydroxyapatite (HAp/Ag) is a promising biomaterial for hard tissue regeneration due to the silver antibacterial properties and hydroxyapatite osteoconductivity, bioactivity and biocompatibility. The main advantages of HAp/Ag materials for controlled drug delivery are their antibacterial properties and constant and continuous drug levels with limited side effects. Chitosan was chosen because it’s ecologically safe biopolymer and it contains amino and hydroxyl groups that can be easily functionalized. Dexamethasone sodium phosphate (Dex) was chosen due to its high anti-inflammatory capacity. Chemical structure of Dex is suitable for its immobilization on chitosan films.


Atslēgas vārdi
Hydroxyapatite, antibacterial, dexamethasone

Dubņika, A., Loča, D., Bērziņa-Cimdiņa, L. Preparation and Characterization of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds with Chitosan for Controlled Drug Delivery. No: Colloids and Nanomedicine 2012: Abstracts: Colloids and Nanomedicine 2012, Nīderlande, Amsterdam, 15.-17. jūlijs, 2012. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2012, 31.-31.lpp.

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