Functionalized Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Controlled Simultaneous Silver Ion and Drug Delivery
28th European Conference on Biomaterials (ESB 2017): Book of Abstracts 2017
Arita Dubņika, Dagnija Loča, Vita Rudoviča, Mansi Bharat Parekh, Līga Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

Bacterial infections are a major problem in bone tissue regeneration, thus it is essential to incorporate antibacterial properties within the bone implant materials1. Silver compounds are frequently used as antibacterial agents to prevent bacterial infections and numerous studies have shown that silver ions can be incorporated within the biocompatible and osteoconductive biomaterial hydroxyapatite (HAp) structure, but, so far, no study has thoroughly evaluated silver ion release rates in long term2. Therefore, in this study long term silver release from porous and dense scaffolds up to one year was studied and, furthermore, silver containing scaffolds were functionalized with sodium alginate and chitosan to ensure additional local anaesthetic drug – lidocaine hydrochloride, delivery.


Atslēgas vārdi
Silver, drug delivery, porous scaffolds

Dubņika, A., Loča, D., Rudoviča, V., Bharat Parekh, M., Bērziņa-Cimdiņa, L. Functionalized Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds for Controlled Simultaneous Silver Ion and Drug Delivery. No: 28th European Conference on Biomaterials (ESB 2017): Book of Abstracts, Grieķija, Athens, 4.-8. septembris, 2017. Athens: 2017, 141.-141.lpp.

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