A rapid, flexible method for incorporating controlled antibiotic release into porous polymethylmethacrylate space maintainers for craniofacial reconstruction

Abstract

Porous space maintainers can achieve prolonged antibiotic release through incorporation of thermogelling polymers, expanding their utility in craniofacial reconstruction.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Source ID
10.1039/c5bm00175g

Entities

People

  • A. G. Mikos
  • G. N. Bennett
  • J. Lam
  • P. M. Mountziaris
  • S. R. Shah

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine
  • Rice University
  • United States Army

Tags

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Space