Controlling Antibiotic Release from Polymethylmethacrylate Bone Cement
Bone cement is used as a mortar for securing bone implants, as bone void fillers or as spacers in orthopaedic surgery. Antibiotic-loaded bone cements (ALBCs) have been used to prevent and treat prosthetic joint infections by providing a high antibiotic concentration around the implanted prosthesis....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Biomedicines |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/1/26 |