Combining local antibiotic delivery with heparinized nanohydroxyapatite/collagen bone substitute: A novel strategy for osteomyelitis treatment

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Tatiana Padrão (Author) Other; Catarina C. Coelho (Author) Other; Paulo Costa (Author) FFUP; Nuno Alegrete (Author) Other; Fernando Mendes Monteiro (Author) FEUP; Susana R. Sousa (Author) Other

Journal

Title: MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Vol. 119

Pages: 1-11

ISSN: 0928-4931

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00S-N41

DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111329

Abstract (EN): Osteomyelitis is a major challenge in bone surgery and conventional treatment is frequently ineffective to control the infection, with an alternative approach being required. In the present work, a heparinized nanohydroxyapatite/collagen biocomposite was produced in granular form, and loaded with vancomycin, to work as a local drug delivery system for osteomyelitis and as a bone substitute. This strategy involves the local delivery of high concentrations of vancomycin, to eradicate the infection. Additionally, these granules work as a scaffold with regenerative properties, to induce bone regeneration after antibiotic release. The heparinized nanohydroxyapatite/collagen granular bone substitute was produced using two different sintering temperatures to study their effect on granules properties and on vancomycin release profile. Morphological, topographic, chemical and mechanical characterization were carried out for granules sintered at both temperatures and some relevant differences were found. The mechanical strength was increased by several orders of magnitude with increasing sintering temperature, being able to maintain their porous macrostructure and withstand important processes for their commercialization such as packaging, shipping and surgical manipulation. The nanohydroxyapatite/collagen granules were able to release high concentrations of vancomycin, always above MIC, for 19 days. The released antibiotic was able to eradicate both planktonic and sessile methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The cytotoxicity was assessed according to ISO 10993-5:2009 and the granules sintered at higher temperature showed no cytotoxic effect. Considering these results nanohydroxyapatite/collagen biocomposite loaded with vancomycin is a promising solution for osteomyelitis treatment.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11