Abstract
This review paper attempts to provide an overview in the fabrication and application of organic–inorganic based composites in the field of local drug delivery for bone. The concept of local drug delivery exists for a few decades. However, local drug delivery in bone and specially application of composites for delivery of drugs to bone is an area for potential research interest in the recent time. The advantages attained by an organic–inorganic composite when compared to its individual components include their ability to release drug, adopting to the natural environment and supporting local area until complete bone regeneration, which make them carriers of interest for local drug delivery for bone.
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Abbreviations
- BG:
-
Bioactive glass
- BMP:
-
Bone morphogenetic protein
- CS:
-
Calcium sulfate
- DMC:
-
Dimethyl carbonate
- Hap:
-
Hydroxyapatite
- PCL:
-
Polycaprolactone
- PDLLA:
-
Poly (d,l-lactide)
- PHBV:
-
Polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate
- PLGA:
-
Polylactide-co-glycolide
- PMMA:
-
Polymethylmethacrylate
- rh:
-
Recombinant human
- SBF:
-
Simulated body fluid
- TCP:
-
Tricalcium phosphate
- TGF:
-
Transforming growth factor
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Soundrapandian, C., Sa, B. & Datta, S. Organic–Inorganic Composites for Bone Drug Delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech 10, 1158–1171 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1208/s12249-009-9308-0
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