Sustained drug release from surface modified UHMWPE for acetabular cup lining in total hip implant

Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications
R Manoj KumarDebrupa Lahiri

Abstract

Despite sterilization and aseptic procedure, bacterial infection remains a key challenge in total hip arthroplasties. This fact emphasizes the urgent need for development of new implant systems, which should releases the drug in a controlled manner without sparing its mechanical and tribological properties. In this study, the lining material of the acetabular cup, in total hip implant, has been modified for sustained release of drugs, which should be available throughout the site of implantation to fight the post-operation bacterial infection. A modified solvent based etching and lypolization technique has been used to engineer a thin porous surface layer on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) substrate, which is clinically used as acetabular-cup lining. Gentamicin loaded chitosan solution has been impregnated into modified surface, which suitably gets released over a long period. The main challenge was to keep the mechanical and tribological behavior of this lining material unaffected after the modification. Modified surface offers reduction in friction coefficient and wear rate, by 26% and 19%, respectively, in comparison to UHMWPE, which is encouraging towards the intended application. Hardness and elastic modu...Continue Reading

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Dec 2, 2017·Advanced Healthcare Materials·Pranjal NautiyalArvind Agarwal

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