Comparative investigation of drug delivery of collagen implants saturated in antibiotic solutions and a sponge containing gentamicin

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 1733-1738

  Wachol Drewek, Z ^a   Pfeiffer, M ^a   Scholl, E ^a  

^a B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic delivery system; Carrier; Collagen sponges; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COLLAGEN; DRUG THERAPY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PH; PHOSPHATES; SOLUTIONS;

ANTIBIOTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM; CEFOTAXIM; CLINDAMYCIN; COLLAGEN IMPLANTS; COLLAGEN SPONGES; DRUG DELIVERY; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; GENTAMICIN SULPHATE; VANCOMYCIN; WOUND INFECTION;

COLLAGEN; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COLLAGEN IMPLANT; FUSIDIC ACID; GELATIN; GELATIN SPONGE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; FREEZE DRYING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030248144     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)87654-X     Document Type: Article

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