Silver Nanoparticles in Dental Biomaterials

Silver has been used in medicine for centuries because of its antimicrobial properties. More recently, silver nanoparticles have been synthesized and incorporated into several biomaterials, since their small size provides great antimicrobial effect, at low filler level. Hence, these nanoparticles ha...

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Main Authors: Juliana Mattos Corrêa, Matsuyoshi Mori, Heloísa Lajas Sanches, Adriana Dibo da Cruz, Edgard Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola Poiate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/485275