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ReviewAnnals of biomedical engineering2015

Scaffold-based anti-infection strategies in bone repair.

Christopher T Johnson, Andrés J García

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Review in Annals of biomedical engineering, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  18. Enhancing Bone Grafting Outcomes: A Comprehensive Review of Antibacterial Artificial Composite Bone Scaffolds.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Christopher T JohnsonPetit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Andrés J García

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008169 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI GROSS, ROBERT E · 1987 to 2021
$20.3M
Hydrogels for hMSC delivery & engraftmentR01AR062368 · NIAMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GARCIA, ANDRES J · 2012 to 2022
$3.5M
Osseo-reparative, integrin-specific materialsR01AR062920 · NIAMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GARCIA, ANDRES J · 2012 to 2021
$3.2M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062368NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062920NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008169
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone fractures and non-union defects often require surgical intervention where biomaterials are used to correct the defect, and approximately 10% of these procedures are compromised by bacterial infection. Currently, treatment options are limited to sustained, high doses of antibiotics and surgical debridement of affected tissue, leaving a significant, unmet need for the development of therapies to combat device-associated biofilm and infections. Engineering implants to prevent infection is a desirable material characteristic. Tissue engineered scaffolds for bone repair provide a means to both regenerate bone and serve as a base for adding antimicrobial agents. Incorporating anti-infection properties into regenerative medicine therapies could improve clinical outcomes and reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with biomaterial implant-associated infections. This review focuses on current animal models and technologies available to assess bone repair in the context of infection, antimicrobial agents to fight infection, the current state of antimicrobial scaffolds, and future directions in the field.

Indexed as

Fracture HealingTissue ScaffoldsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial InfectionsBiofilmsFractures, BoneHumansAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID25476163
PMCPMC4380521

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