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[Implants for drug substance delivery].
Médecine Sciences : M/S 2017 January
Implants for controlled drug delivery can be very helpful to improve the therapeutic efficacy of a medical treatment, and at the same time reduce the risk of toxic side effects. In this article, four different strategies are exemplarily presented: hybrid bone substitutes combining hydroxyapatite and chitosan hydrogels; vascular stents coated with a bio-inspired polymer; cochlear implants for local dexamethasone delivery; and in-situ forming implants for periodontitis treatment. But this is only a restricted selection, and numerous other approaches and applications based on implants releasing a drug (or a combination of drugs) exist. Compared to conventional implants or pharmaceutical dosage forms, they might offer decisive advantages.
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