Layer-by-layer assembly of β-estradiol loaded mesoporous silica nanoparticles on titanium substrates and its implication for bone homeostasis.

Hu, Yan; Cai, Kaiyong; Luo, Zhong; Jandt, Klaus D · Adv Mater · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Drug-loadingmesoporous silica nanoparticles that serve as a nanoreservoir-type drug-delivery system are successfully attached to titanium substrates via the layer-by-layer assembly technique (see scheme). The obtained structure demonstrates great potential for regulating the biological behaviors of osteoblasts/ steoclasts in order to maintain bone homeostasis. The approach we present here may have wide applications in implant technology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.

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