MACROPOROUS COMPOSITE FOR CARRYING ONE OR MORE MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES AND FOR USE AS A BONE RECONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME

摘要

A macroporous composite for use as a bone reconstruction material and consisting of a combination of synthetic aragonite and at least one medicinal substance such as an antibiotic in particular, is disclosed. A method for making a composite by preparing a mixture including synthetic aragonite grains and at least one pore-forming agent, compacting the mixture and heating the resulting material to remove the pore-forming agent, at least one medicinal substance being added before or after the removal of the pore-forming agent, is also disclosed.