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Table 1 Composition ratios of bone cements loaded with antibiotics and TCM extracts (n = 3)

From: Investigating the in vitro antibacterial efficacy of composite bone cement incorporating natural product-based monomers and gentamicin

Group

Group number

Antibiotic content per 40 g of bone cement (g)

Antibiotic content (wt%)

TCM extract content per 40 g of bone cement (g)

TCM extract content (wt%)

Aloe-emodin group

I

0

0

2

5

II

1

2.5

2

5

III

1.4

3.5

2

5

IV

1.8

4.5

2

5

V

2

5

2

5

Quercetin group

VI

0

0

2

5

VII

1

2.5

2

5

VIII

1.4

3.5

2

5

IX

1.8

4.5

2

5

X

2

5

2

5

Curcumin group

XI

0

0

2

5

XII

1

2.5

2

5

XIII

1.4

3.5

2

5

XIV

1.8

4.5

2

5

XV

2

5

2

5

Tannic acid group

XVI

0

0

2

5

XVII

1

2.5

2

5

XVIII

1.4

3.5

2

5

XIX

1.8

4.5

2

5

XX

2

5

2

5

Sole gentamicin group (Control group)

XXI

1

2.5

0

0

XXII

1.4

3.5

0

0

XXIII

1.8

4.5

0

0

XXIV

2

5

0

0

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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