Silver coordination compounds as light-stable, nano-structured and anti-bacterial coatings for dental implant and restorative materials

Slenters, Tünde Vig; Hauser-Gerspach, Irmgard; Daniels, Alma U.; Fromm, Katharina M.

doi:10.1039/b813026d

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Silver coordination compounds as light-stable, nano-structured and anti-bacterial coatings for dental implant and restorative materials

Slenters, Tünde Vig University of Basel, Dept of Chemsitry, Switzerland
Hauser-Gerspach, Irmgard Laboratory of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Microbiology, University of Basel, Switzerland
Daniels, Alma U. Laboratory of Orthopaedic Biomechanics, University of Basel, Switzerland
Fromm, Katharina M. Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Switzerland

15.10.2008

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Journal of Materials Chemistry. - 2008, vol. 18, p. 5359-5362

English Silver coordination polymer chains were deposited on Au(111) as a model surface, as well as on gold alloy and titanium as dental implant and restorative materials. The topography of the surface was analysed on the model substrate and it was found to be a nano-structured crystalline material. In vitro investigations in a flow chamber imitating the oral environment prove the anti-bacterial properties of the silver compound.

Faculty

Faculté des sciences et de médecine

Department

Département de Chimie

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