Table 1 Effects of solution concentration and polarity on loading of azetidinones 1a, 1b and 2a on HA. Loading was evaluated through TGA analysis.

From: Monocyclic β-lactams loaded on hydroxyapatite: new biomaterials with enhanced antibacterial activity against resistant strains

Entry

Compound

Concentration (M)

Solvent

Loading

H2O/acetonitrilea

Polarity indexb

wt %

mmol/g

1

1a

0.14

1:1

58.5

9.5 ± 0.7

0.54 ± 0.04

2

1a

0.11

1:1

58.5

5.9 ± 0.5

0.34 ± 0.03

3

1a

0.07

1:1

58.5

5.3 ± 0.5

0.30 ± 0.03

4

1a

0.06

1:1

58.5

5.3 ± 0.5

0.30 ± 0.03

5

1a

0.17

1.75:0.25

71.4

10.0 ± 0.7

0.57 ± 0.04

6

1b

0.15

1:1

58.5

12.7 ± 0.7

0.54 ± 0.03

7

1b

0.11

1:1

58.5

8.5 ± 0.6

0.36 ± 0.03

8

1b

0.06

1:1

58.5

8.9 ± 0.6

0.37 ± 0.03

9

1b

0.11

1.75:0.25

71.4

17.9 ± 0.8

0.75 ± 0.03

10

2a

0.15

1:1

58.5

5.5 ± 0.5

0.17 ± 0.02

11

2a

0.075

1:1

58.5

4.8 ± 0.5

0.14 ± 0.02

12

2a

0.060

1:1

58.5

5.8 ± 0.5

0.17 ± 0.02

13

2a

0.015

1:1

58.5

5.1 ± 0.5

0.15 ± 0.02

14

2a

0.075

1.5:0.5

69.3

11.0 ± 0.7

0.33 ± 0.02

15

2a

0.075

1.75:0.25

71.4

15.1 ± 0.8

0.45 ± 0.02

16

2a

0.075

0:1

37.0

5.0 ± 0.5

0.15 ± 0.02

  1. aV/v ratio. bThe solution polarity was calculated from the Snyder polarity index of pure solvent36.