Level D· Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studiesNarrative ReviewEurope PMCOpen access

Nano-Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds Loaded with Bioactive Factors and Drugs for Bone Tissue Engineering

Mo X., Zhang D., Liu K., Zhao X., Li X., Wang W.

Narrative Review, published in Int J Mol Sci (2023) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Level D· Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studiesEvidence level of this study

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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  • Level C · Early human research exploring benefits
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Study type
Narrative Review
Journal
Int J Mol Sci (2023)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
36674810
PMCID
PMC9867487
DOI
10.3390/ijms24021291
Citations
96

Abstract (original English)

Nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAp) is similar to human bone mineral in structure and biochemistry and is, therefore, widely used as bone biomaterial and a drug carrier. Further, n-HAp composite scaffolds have a great potential role in bone regeneration. Loading bioactive factors and drugs onto n-HAp composites has emerged as a promising strategy for bone defect repair in bone tissue engineering. With local delivery of bioactive agents and drugs, biological materials may be provided with the biological activity they lack to improve bone regeneration. This review summarizes classification of n-HAp composites, application of n-HAp composite scaffolds loaded with bioactive factors and drugs in bone tissue engineering and the drug loading methods of n-HAp composite scaffolds, and the research direction of n-HAp composite scaffolds in the future is prospected.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is a narrative review: it collects no new patient data and does not systematically appraise evidence quality.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
HumansDurapatiteBiocompatible MaterialsDrug CarriersTissue EngineeringTissue Scaffolds

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