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Biocompatible medical implant materials with binding sites for a biodegradable drug-delivery system

Authors Al-Dubai H, Pittner G, Pittner F, Gabor F

Published 3 October 2011 Volume 2011:4 Pages 87—94

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/NSA.S23605

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 4



Haifa Al-Dubai1, Gisela Pittner1, Fritz Pittner1, Franz Gabor2
1Max F Perutz Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 2Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Abstract: Feasibility studies have been carried out for development of a biocompatible coating of medical implant materials allowing the binding of biodegradable drug-delivery systems in a way that their reloading might be possible. These novel coatings, able to bind biodegradable nanoparticles, may serve in the long run as drug carriers to mediate local pharmacological activity. After biodegradation of the nanoparticles, the binding sites could be reloaded with fresh drug-delivering particles. As a suitable receptor system for the nanoparticles, antibodies are anchored. The design of the receptor is of great importance as any bio- or chemorecognitive interaction with other components circulating in the blood has to be avoided. Furthermore, the binding between receptor and the particles has to be strong enough to keep them tightly bound during their lifetime, but on the other hand allow reloading after final degradation of the particles. The nanoparticles suggested as a drug-delivery system for medical implants can be loaded with different pharmaceuticals such as antibiotics, growth factors, or immunosuppressives. This concept may enable the changing of medication, even after implantation of the medical device, if afforded by patients’ needs.

Keywords: antibody immobilization, biocompatible coating, chitosan nanoparticles, drug targeting, medical device

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