Development of nanoantibiotic delivery system using cockle shell-derived aragonite nanoparticles for treatment of osteomyelitis

• Main Authors: Saidykhan, Lamin, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Rukayadi, Yaya, Kura, Aminu Umar, Saiful Yazan, Latifah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47496/1/47496.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47496/; https://www.dovepress.com/development-of-nanoantibiotic-delivery-system-using-cockle-shell-deriv-peer-reviewed-article-IJN

A local antibiotic delivery system (LADS) with biodegradable drug vehicles is recognized as the most effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of osteomyelitis. However, the design of a biodegradable LADS with high therapeutic efficacy is too costly and demanding. In this research, a low-cost...