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Biocidal Activity of Nanocrystalline Silver Powders and Particles

Alexander B. Smetana, Kenneth J. Klabunde, George R. Marchin, C. M. Sorensen

Langmuir · 2008 · 214 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

While the activity of the SMAD powders is lower than that of pure silver nitrate, it has the ability to kill bacteria very effectively and over long periods of time.

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Silver nanoparticles as antimicrobial agent: a case study on E. coli as a model for Gram-negative bacteria

Ivan Sondi, Branka Salopek‐Sondi · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · 2004 · 6K citations

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A mechanistic study of the antibacterial effect of silver ions onEscherichia coli andStaphylococcus aureus

Qingling Feng, Jing Wu, Gaoqiang Chen et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research · 2000 · 4K citations

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Mercuric ion reduction and resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants expressing a modified bacterial merA gene.

Clayton L. Rugh, H. Dayton Wilde, N M Stack et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 425 citations

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Dendrimer−Silver Complexes and Nanocomposites as Antimicrobial Agents

Lajos Balogh, Douglas R. Swanson, Donald A. Tomalia et al. · Nano Letters · 2000 · 411 citations

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Broad-Spectrum Bactericidal Activity of Ag <sub>2</sub> O-Doped Bioactive Glass

Maria Bellantone, Huw D. Williams, Larry L. Hench · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2002 · 372 citations · Full text

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