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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 251 - 251
1 Jul 2014
Emanuel N Rosenfeld Y Cohen O Estrada R Applbaum Y Barenholz Y Gustilo R David S
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Bacterial infection of bone may result in bone destruction which is difficult to cure due to poor accessibility to bone of systemically-administrated antibiotic and poor performance of currently available local antibacterial treatments. PolyPid Ltd developed a novel local drug delivery system based on self-assembly of pharmaceutically approved lipids and polymers that encapsulate doxycycline (Doxy). The formulation is self-assembled lipid matrix via the interaction of the lipids (cholesterol and synthetic phospholipids) and biocompatible - biodegradable polymer (poly-lactic-co-glycolic).

The entrapped Doxy is located within the anhydrous environment and therefore fully protected from both enzymatic and long-term water-exposure-related degradation. The fine coating of the tri-calcium phosphate (TCP) bone filler by this Doxy-containing formulation (BonyPid™) is capable of releasing intact and active drug at zero-order kinetics for a predetermined period of up to 30 days. The coating of the TCP granules with the polymer-lipids-Doxy formula (BonyPid™) did not change the granules’ macroscopic shape, but altered its color from white to pale yellow, which resemble the color of the entrapped Doxy. The average sizes of the non-coated TCP granules and the coated granules BonyPid™ were similar, as determined by measuring the widest dimension of each granule (1135±241 µm and 1072±242 µm, respectively, P=0.16). The MIC for Doxy that was released from BonyPid™ at different time points was similar to the non-encapsulated Doxy, suggesting full bioavailability of the released drug. BonyPid™ formulation structure was characterised by different physical methods including wide angle X-ray analyses (WAXS), differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) and SEM. WAXS analyses of BonyPid™ samples show a strong signal in the range of 1.3–1.8 2θ°, suggesting that the polymer and lipid TCP coating is a highly organised nano-substructure.

The principle lipid in BonyPid™ formulation is phosphatidylcholine, which constitutes more than 85% of the overall lipid mass. It was found that the length of the acyl chains (14, 16 and 18 carbons, respectively) can significantly alter the release rate of Doxy during the prolonged (30 days), zero-order release phase, but did not alter the release profile. The anti-infection activity of BonyPid™ was tested in the rabbit tibia model contaminated with 5×105S. aureus. Both acute and chronic infection models were tested. Only BonyPid™ treatment demonstrated a statistically significant reduced bone absorption over the infected group (P<0.04 for day 7, 14 and 21) and significantly lower bacterial bone concentration (p>0.05) on day 21 following the bone grafting and the bacterial inoculation. In addition it was found that BonyPid™ did not reduce the osteo-conductivity as compared to non-coated TCP bone-filler. The first-in-man study for the treatment of contaminated / infected severe open long-bone fractures of BonyPid™ completed its 6 months follow-up. The results demonstrated high safety profile and significant efficacy; early bone callus formation and 0% infections in the BonyPid™ target bone fracture.

Conclusion

Results demonstrate that BonyPid™ nan-technology that allow one month release of doxycycline in a controlled manner provides a new way for treating open fractures. This new local antibiotic delivery system is applicable in other medical situations associated with localised infections.


Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 36 - 36
1 Jul 2014
Segal D Estrada R Pasion M Ramos R Stark Y Gustilo R Emanuel N
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Purpose

Gustilo type III open fractures are associated with high infection rates in spite of instituting a standard of care (SOC) consisting of intravenous antibiotics, irrigation and debridement (I&D), and delayed wound closure. Locally-delivered antibiotic has been proven to assist in reducing infection in open fractures. The aims of this study are to determine the effectiveness and safety of a new implantable and biodegradable antibacterial product1 in preventing bacterial infections and initiating bone growth in open fractures.

Methods

The osteoconductive antibacterial BonyPidTM used is a synthetic bone void filler (comprised of ≤1 mm β-tricalcium phosphate granules) coated by a thin layer (≤20 µm) of PolyPid nanotechnology formulation. Upon implantation, the coating releases doxycycline at a constant rate for a predetermined period of 30 days. One BonyPidTM vial of 10 grams contains 65 mg of formulated doxycycline. After approval, sixteen subjects with Gustilo type III open tibia fractures, were implanted with the BonyPidTM immediately on the first surgical intervention (I&D), followed by external fixation. Patients had periodic laboratory, bacteriology and radiology follow-up.