Antibacterial activity and biofilm inhibition by surface modified titanium alloy medical implants following application of silver, titanium dioxide and hydroxyapatite nanocoatings
- Submitting institution
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University of Plymouth
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 40
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1080/17435390.2017.1299890
- Title of journal
- Nanotoxicology
- Article number
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- First page
- 327
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 1743-5390
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Implant failure is most commonly caused by bacterial biofilm formation on the surfaces of dental implants. This study is significant because it demonstrates the successful application of a novel hybrid silver-hydroxyapatite nanocoating to the surface of titanium alloy implants, rendering them highly antibacterial against oral pathogens. Results for the surface modified implants showed statistically lower biofilm formation compared to the control implants, reducing the infection risk for the patient. This paper received a high-level of quality and quantity online attention with an Altmetric Attention Score of 148, which is in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked.
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- Non-English
- No
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