Influence of Soluble Fillers in Improving Porosity of Handmade Antibiotic-Impregnated Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) Beads: An in-vitro Study

There have been many investigations on non-biodegradable materials acting as an antibiotic carrier for local drug delivery systems based on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads. However, the material is non-degradable and non-porous so that less than 5% of the encapsulated drug is released. In...

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Main Authors: Rasyid HN, Soegijoko S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2016-07-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:http://www.morthoj.org/2016/v10n2/soluble-fillers.pdf