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ArticleInternational orthopaedics2018

Altering polymerization temperature of antibiotic-laden cement can increase porosity and subsequent antibiotic elution.

Jeffrey Sundblad, Mary Nixon, Nancy Jackson, Rahul Vaidya, David Markel

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Article in International orthopaedics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jeffrey Sundblad, Neenah, USA. Jeff.sundblad@gmail.com.
Mary Nixon, Detroit, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9241-9508
Nancy JacksonAscension St. John Providence, 16001 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI, 48075, USA.
Rahul Vaidya, Detroit, USA.
David Markel, Novi, USA.
Detroit R&D (United States) · USAscension · USJefferson Community College · USUniversity of Novi Sad · RS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo examine the role of polymerization temperature on the cement porosity and antibiotic elution to optimize antibiotic release from antibiotic-laden cement (ABLC).

methodsElution profiles of vancomycin and tobramycin from ABLC discs prepared with low- and high-dose antibiotic dosages, cured at 8, 21, and 37 °C, and placed in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) at 37 °C were examined. Samples were collected at one, four, eight, 24, 72, 168, 336, and 1008 hours to calculate the quantity of antibiotic eluted. Porosity was determined by MicroCT analysis.

resultsABLC porosity and antibiotic elution were increased up to five times the amount eluted from room temperature discs (p < 0.05). Low-dose ABLC group saw decreased but similar porosity at 8 °C and 21 °C compared to cement cured at 37 °C (p < 0.001). High-dose ABLC group porosities were all significantly different (p < 0.02).

conclusionsAltering the polymerization temperature of ABLC led to more porous constructs yielding increased antibiotic elution.

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PolymerizationAnti-Bacterial AgentsBone CementsPorosityTemperatureTobramycinVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsBone CementsTobramycinVancomycinAntibiotic cementElutionPorosityTobramycinVancomycin

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