Synthesis of silver nanoparticle-decorated hydroxyapatite (HA@Ag) poriferous nanocomposites and the study of their antibacterial activities

Zhi-Hui Ni, Xiuxian Gu, Yali He, Zhihua Wang, Xueyan Zou, Yanbao Zhao, Lei Sun

RSC Advances · 2018 · 97 citations · 46 references

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We demonstrate a facile and green rapid approach for the synthesis of uniform poriferous hydroxylapatite (HA) and poriferous silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs)-decorated hydroxylapatite (HA@Ag) nanocomposites with excellent antibacterial properties.

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