2D materials for bone therapy

Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2021 Nov:178:113970. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.113970. Epub 2021 Sep 10.

Abstract

Due to their prominent physicochemical properties, 2D materials are broadly applied in biomedicine. Currently, 2D materials have achieved great success in treating many diseases such as cancer and tissue engineering as well as bone therapy. Based on their different characteristics, 2D materials could function in various ways in different bone diseases. Herein, the application of 2D materials in bone tissue engineering, joint lubrication, infection of orthopedic implants, bone tumors, and osteoarthritis are firstly reviewed comprehensively together. Meanwhile, different mechanisms by which 2D materials function in each disease reviewed below are also reviewed in detail, which in turn reveals the versatile functions and application of 2D materials. At last, the outlook on how to further broaden applications of 2D materials in bone therapies based on their excellent properties is also discussed.

Keywords: 2D materials; Antibacterial; Bone tissue engineering; Bone tumors; Joint lubrication; Osteoarthritis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials / pharmacology*
  • Bone Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Bone and Bones / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Tissue Engineering

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials