Table 1.
Drug categories | Scaffolds (e.g.) | Drugs loaded in scaffolds | Antibacterial mechanisms | Bacterial species | Ref. |
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Tetracyclines | PCL/MBG | Doxycycline | Inhibiting synthesis of protein | S. aureus, E. coil, S. epidermidis, P. aeruginosa, | [32,39] |
Gelatin/HA | Tetracycline | S. aureus | [40] | ||
β-lactams | CS/calcium phosphate cements; | Penicillin | Inhibiting synthesis of cell walls | S. aureus | [41] |
Agarose/nano hydroxycarbonateapatite | Cephalexin | [42] | |||
Aminoglycosides | TiO2 scaffold; Poly (glycidyl methacrylate)/hydroxyapatite |
Gentamicin | Inhibiting synthesis of protein | S. aureus, S. epidermidis, E. coli | [25,43,44] |
Quinolones | Polyurethane/silica/nano-hydroxyapatite | Levofloxacin | Inhibiting synthesis or function of nucleic acid | S. aureus, E. coli | [45] |
Monticellite | Ciprofloxacin | [46] | |||
Glycopeptides | Baghdadite (Ca3ZrSi2O9) | Vancomycin | Inhibiting synthesis of cell wall | S. aureus | [27,33,[47], [48], [49], [50], [51], [52]] |
Other drugs | Alginate/HA | Chlorhexidine | Breaking osmotic barrier of cell membranes | S. aureus, E. coli, | [53,54] |
Alginate/calcium phosphate | Berberine | Reducing the number of bacteria fimbria | S. aureus, E. coli, | [55] | |
HA/calcium sulphate | Rifampicin | Inhibiting synthesis or function of nucleic acid | S. aureus | [56] |