Antimicrobial bone cement

Abstract

The subject matter of the present invention is incorporating nanostructured antimicrobial silver perovskite particles into bone cement made of Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA). This is accomplished by mixing the nanostructured antimicrobial particles with the cement powder prior to the addition of liquid monomer. The spontaneous and dispersion of the antimicrobial particles in the cement during preparation allows using a small weight for weight ratio of antimicrobial particles relative to the total mass of the cement, thereby substantially preserving the antimicrobial cement's biocompatibility compared to the biocompatibility of the native cement.

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