Development and in vitro characterization of rifapentine microsphere-loaded bone implants: a sustained drug delivery system
Author(s) -
Zhen Wang,
Xinghua Song,
Huan Yang,
Abulikemu Maimaitiaili,
Tengfei Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2224-5839
pISSN - 2224-5820
DOI - 10.21037/apm.2020.03.13
Subject(s) - drug delivery , rifapentine , medicine , alkaline phosphatase , in vitro , pharmacology , drug , biomedical engineering , chemistry , pathology , materials science , biochemistry , nanotechnology , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , latent tuberculosis , enzyme
This study aimed to develop and evaluate a sustained drug delivery system for the treatment of osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB) to address the issues surrounding low drug concentration in lesions and bone defects or nonunion after debridement.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom