Formulation, preparation and characterization of a bone adhesive

Author

Cedano, F. ; Ayala, S. ; Caicedo, M. ; Mendoza, A. ; Casas, Juan ; Castro, Carl ; Tabima, D. ; Moreno, Claudia ; Briceño, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Ing. Biomed., Univ. de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

fYear

2013

fDate

April 29 2013-May 4 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

An adhesive capable of fixing small bone fragments is an attractive alternative to orthopedic surgeons. To date no suitable bone adhesive meets all the requirements for clinical use. This experimental study was directed to evaluate two different biopolymers (chitosan and alginate) with the potential to be used as adhesives for bones due to their biocompatibility and degradability [2]. Results were compared with Kryptonite^® a commercial bone cement with adhesive properties that has shown promising in vivo results and has FDA approval.

Keywords

adhesives; biodegradable materials; biomechanics; bone; orthopaedics; polymers; alginate; biocompatibility; biodegradability; biopolymers; bone adhesive; bone cement; bone fragments; chitosan; orthopedic surgeons; Bones; Cancellous bone; In vivo; Load modeling; Materials; Surgery; alginate; biopolymers; cancellous bone; chitosan; comminuted fracture; mechanical test;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2013 Pan American

Conference_Location

Medellin

ISSN

2327-8161

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6254-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAHCE.2013.6568222

Filename

6568222