Table 1.
Vancomycin concentrations of the solutions used for the fabrication of the drug-loaded samples from 3.7 g ready-to-use cement paste in mg/ml as well as the resulting vancomycin concentration in the cement samples in mg/g
| Sample denomination | Total amount of vancomycin in solution | Amount and concentration of vancomycin solution | Vancomycin in set cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 mg / 0.6 ml | 30 mg | 0.6 ml of 50.0 mg/ml | 6.98 mg/g |
| 30 mg / 0.8 ml | 0.8 ml of 40.0 mg/ml | 6.67 mg/g | |
| 30 mg / 1.0 ml | 1.0 ml of 30.0 mg/ml | 6.35 mg/g | |
| 40 mg / 0.6 ml | 40 mg | 0.6 ml of 66.7 mg/ml | 9.30 mg/g |
| 40 mg / 0.8 ml | 0.8 ml of 53.4 mg/ml | 8.89 mg/g | |
| 40 mg / 1.0 ml | 1.0 ml of 40.0 mg/ml | 8.51 mg/g | |
| 60 mg / 0.6 ml | 60 mg | 0.6 ml of 100.0 mg/ml | 13.95 mg/g |
| 60 mg / 0.8 ml | 0.8 ml of 80.0 mg/ml | 13.33 mg/g | |
| 60 mg / 1.0 ml | 1.0 ml of 60.0 mg/ml | 12.77 mg/g |