Enhancing Bone Cement Efficacy with Hydrogel Beads Synthesized by Droplet Microfluidics.

作者信息

Wang Zeyu, Yang Sherwin, He Chunjie, Li Chaoqiang, Louh Rong-Fuh

机构信息

Frontier Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), Micro- and Nano-Technology Research Center of State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.

Master's Program of Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 407, Taiwan.

出版信息

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2024 Feb 1;14(3):302. doi: 10.3390/nano14030302.

Abstract

Effective filling materials, typically bone cements, are essential for providing mechanical support during bone fracture treatment. A current challenge with bone cement lies in achieving continuous drug release and forming porous structures that facilitate cell migration and enhance osteoconductivity. We report a droplet microfluidics-based method for synthesizing uniform-sized gelatin hydrogel beads. A high hydrogel concentration and increased crosslinking levels were found to enhance drug loading as well as release performance. Consequently, the droplet microfluidic device was optimized in its design and fabrication to enable the stable generation of uniform-sized droplets from high-viscosity gelatin solutions. The size of the generated beads can be selectively controlled from 50 to 300 μm, featuring a high antibiotic loading capacity of up to 43% dry weight. They achieve continuous drug release lasting more than 300 h, ensuring sustained microbial inhibition with minimal cytotoxicity. Furthermore, the hydrogel beads are well suited for integration with calcium phosphate cement, maintaining structural integrity to form porous matrices and improve continuous drug release performance. The uniform size distribution of the beads, achieved through droplet microfluidic synthesis, ensures predictable drug release dynamics and a measurable impact on the mechanical properties of bone cements, positioning this technology as a promising enhancement to bone cement materials.

摘要
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