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Particle-Cell Contact Enhances Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles

BACKGROUND: It is generally accepted that antibacterial properties of Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) are dictated by their dissolved fraction. However, dissolution-based concept alone does not fully explain the toxic potency of nanoparticulate silver compared to silver ions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS...

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Autores principales: Bondarenko, Olesja, Ivask, Angela, Käkinen, Aleksandr, Kurvet, Imbi, Kahru, Anne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3667828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23737965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064060