“…The development of biocompatible drug-releasing materials and appropriate models to study drug release from these systems, and their effectiveness in bone prior to in vivo study, are recognized as critical issues to be addressed. 8,9 Numerous biomaterials, either natural or synthetic, and either biodegradable or biologically inert, such as polymethyl methacrylate, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), collagen, hyaluronan, chitosan, fibrin, silk, hydroxyapatite, ceramics and injectable calcium phosphate cements, in the form of membranes, granules, hydrogels, matrices, coatings, fibers, sponges, and foams, have been explored in recent years as implants for the delivery of bone active agents. [10][11][12][13][14][15] These materials are mostly amorphous, with a large variation of porosity and nonreproducible preparation, which in turn makes the bone therapy nonreproducible.…”