Multifunctional pH sensitive 3D scaffolds for treatment and prevention of bone infection.

Unlabelled: Multifunctional-therapeutic three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds have been prepared. These biomaterials are able to destroy the S. aureus bacterial biofilm and to allow bone regeneration at the same time.

Antibacterial effect of antibiotic-loaded SBA-15 on biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis.

Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are human pathogens involved in implant-related infections. During those diseases, they are able to form biofilms showing resistance to the effect of many different antibiotics. Drug delivery systems allow a local and effective delivery of antibiotics at high concentrations in the infected tissue without causing the cytotoxic effects commonly linked to systemic administration.

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as a new carrier methodology in the controlled release of the active components in a polypill.

Polypill is a medication designed for preventing heart attacks through a combination of drugs. Current formulations contain blood pressure-lowering drugs and others, such statins or acetylsalicylic acid. These drugs exhibit different physical chemical features, and consequently different release kinetics.

Tailoring hierarchical meso-macroporous 3D scaffolds: from nano to macro.

Bone tissue regeneration requires the use of 3D scaffolds which mimic the architecture of the natural extracellular matrix, creating an adequate microenvironment for bone cell growth. Such 3D scaffolds need surface properties suitable for biological recognition in the early stage of cell adhesion, necessary to ensure complete cell colonization, retained cell functionality, and subsequently bone regeneration. Herein, hierarchical 3D scaffolds based on new hydroxyapatite/mesoporous glass nanocomposite bioceramic (MGHA) exhibiting different scales of porosity have been synthesized.

Usefulness of SBA-15 mesoporous ceramics as a delivery system for vancomycin, rifampicin and linezolid: a preliminary report.

Bone infections are a challenge for modern medicine. The most common pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus, which usually develops a biofilm inside the infected bone. Local release of antibiotics within the infected tissue may diminish this problem because high concentrations of the antibiotic would be delivered to the required place.

Osteostatin-loaded onto mesoporous ceramics improves the early phase of bone regeneration in a rabbit osteopenia model.

Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is an important modulator of bone formation. Recently, we reported that PTHrP (107-111) (osteostatin) coating onto mesoporous ceramics confers osteogenic activity to these materials. Bone repair is dramatically compromised in osteopenia/osteoporosis.

The osteoinductive properties of mesoporous silicate coated with osteostatin in a rabbit femur cavity defect model.

Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is an important regulator of bone formation and remodeling. Our recent findings demonstrate that PTHrP (107-111) (osteostatin) loaded onto silica-based ordered mesoporous SBA15 materials exhibit osteogenic features in osteoblastic cell cultures. We aimed here to elucidate whether these peptide-coated materials might be suitable for promoting bone repair following a cavitary defect in the rabbit femur.

Osteostatin-loaded bioceramics stimulate osteoblastic growth and differentiation.

Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is an important regulator of bone remodeling. Recent studies show that this protein can induce osteogenic features through its N- and C-terminal domains. Silica-based ordered mesoporous bioceramics with an SBA-15 structure - known to be bioactive and biocompatible - have recently been evaluated for their capacity to uptake and deliver L-tryptophan.

Bacterial adherence to SiO2-based multifunctional bioceramics.

The bacterial adherence onto different multifunctional silica-based bioceramics has been evaluated. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were chosen, as they cause the majority of the implant-related infections in this field. Two SiO2 mesoporous materials (MCM-41, SBA-15), an ordered SiO2-CaO-P2O5 mesoporous glass (OMG), and a biphasic magnetic bioceramic (BMB), were incubated with S.