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Delivery of recombinant bone morphogenetic proteins for bone regeneration and repair. Part B: Delivery systems for BMPs in orthopaedic and craniofacial tissue engineering

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Localized and release-controlled delivery systems for the sustained expression of the biologic potency of rhBMPs are essential. A substantial number of biomaterials have been investigated thus far. Most fail after implantation or administration mainly due to either being too soft, difficult to control and/or stabilize mechanically. In the second part of this review, we review a representative selection of rhBMP-2 and rhBMP-7 carrier materials and delivery systems ranging from simple nano/microparticles to complex 3-D scaffolds in sites of orthopaedic and craniofacial bone regeneration and repair.

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The authors wish to thank grants from the Shriners of North America, Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec, the National Science and Engineering Research Council, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)—Regenerative Medicine/Nanomedicine and the Center for Biorecognition and Biosensors (CBB), McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Dr. Haidar acknowledges scholarships from the Center for Bone and Periodontal Diseases Research and the Shriners Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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Haidar, Z.S., Hamdy, R.C. & Tabrizian, M. Delivery of recombinant bone morphogenetic proteins for bone regeneration and repair. Part B: Delivery systems for BMPs in orthopaedic and craniofacial tissue engineering. Biotechnol Lett 31, 1825–1835 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-009-0100-8

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