Novel nanostructured baghdadite-vancomycin scaffolds: in-vitro drug release, antibacterial activity and biocompatibility

• Main Authors: Bakhsheshi-Rad, H. R., Hamzah, E., Ismail, A. F., Aziz, M., Hadisi, Z., Kashefian, M., Najafinezhad, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2017
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76924/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027506537&doi=10.1016%2fj.matlet.2017.08.027&partnerID=40&md5=71a3fa43646f552fca485be3e8905b68
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

One of the most important therapeutic and economic concerns regarding surgery, is the occurrence of post-operative infections which leads to an increase in premature failure rate. Therefore, novel nanostructured baghdadite-vancomycin (Ba-Vac) scaffolds were prepared using the space holder method wit...