A team of researchers has attempted to develop a new treatment for osteomyelitis, designed as one-step solution that destroys the bacteria and promotes bone growth. For this, the researchers combined copper particles with a bioactive form of glass, used in bone repair. This is incorporated as an implant for bone repair. The copper-doped bioactive glass is packed as a porous scaffold implant. The researchers have implied that it promotes the function of blood vessels and bone cells, accelerating the bone repair.
Moreover, the copper ions in the implant arrest bacterial growth. The multifunctionality of a single intervention is a significant advancement in the treatment of osteomyelitis. Source: Ryan EJ, Ryan AJ, González-Vázquez A, Philippart A, Ciraldo FE, Hobbs C, et al. Biomaterials. 2019 Mar 1;197:405–16.
