title: The antibacterial effects of zinc ion migration from zinc-based glass polyalkenoate cements.
abstract: Zinc-based glass polyalkenoate cements have been synthesised and their potential use in orthopaedic applications investigated. Zinc ions were released from the materials in a rapid burst over the first 24 h after synthesis, with the release rate falling below detectable levels after 7 days. Cement-implanted bone samples were prepared and the released zinc was shown, using energy dispersive X-ray analysis, to penetrate from the cement into the adjacent bone by up to 40 microm. Finally, the cements exhibited antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans and Actinomyces viscosus that reflected the pattern of zinc release, with the inhibition of growth greatest shortly after cement synthesis and little or no inhibition measureable after 30 days.
authors.affiliation: Research Scholar, Materials & Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, National Technological Park, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Towler
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D016924:Actinomyces viscosus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004058:Diffusion; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007477:Ions; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D013997:Time Factors; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D007477:Ions; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D015032:Zinc