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Molded polymer‐coated composite bone void filler improves tobramycin controlled release kinetics
Author(s) -
Brooks Benjamin D.,
Sinclair Kristofer D.,
Davidoff Sherry N.,
Lawson Scott,
Williams Alex G.,
Coats Brittany,
Grainger David W.,
Brooks Amanda E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part b: applied biomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1552-4981
pISSN - 1552-4973
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.b.33089
Subject(s) - composite number , polycaprolactone , fabrication , materials science , biomaterial , biomedical engineering , controlled release , polymer , composite material , nanotechnology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Infection remains a significant problem associated with biomedical implants and orthopedic surgeries, especially in revision total joint replacements. Recent advances in antibiotic‐releasing bone void fillers (BVF) provide new opportunities to address these types of device‐related orthopedic infections that often lead to substantial economic burdens and reduced quality of life. We report improvements made in fabrication and scalability of an antibiotic‐releasing polycaprolactone‐calcium carbonate/phosphate ceramic composite BVF using a new solvent‐free, molten‐cast fabrication process. This strategy provides the ability to tailor drug release kinetics from the BVF composite based on modifications of the inorganic substrate and/or the polymeric component, allowing extended tobramycin release at bactericidal concentrations. The mechanical properties of the new BVF composite are comparable to many reported BVFs and validate the relative homogeneity of fabrication. Most importantly, fabrication quality controls are correlated with favorable drug release kinetics, providing bactericidal activity to 10 weeks in vitro when the polycaprolactone component exceeds 98% w/w of the total polymer fraction. Furthermore, in a time kill study, tobramycin‐releasing composite fragments inhibited S. aureus growth over 48 h at inoculums as high as 10 9 CFU/mL. This customizable antibiotic‐releasing BVF polymer‐inorganic biomaterial should provide osseointegrative and osteoconductive properties while contributing antimicrobial protection to orthopedic sites requiring the use of bone void fillers. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 102B: 1074–1083, 2014.