Silver nanoparticles in dental biomaterials

International Journal of Biomaterials

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Corrêa, Juliana Mattos ^a   Mori, Matsuyoshi ^b   Sanches, Heloísa Lajas ^c   Cruz, Adriana Dibo Da ^a   Poiate, Edgard ^a   Poiate, Isis Andréa Venturini Pola ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ADHESIVE AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; DENTAL MATERIAL; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CYTOTOXICITY; DENTAL DEVICE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOOTH IMPLANT;

EID: 84947649655     PISSN: 16878787     EISSN: 16878795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/485275     Document Type: Review

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