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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Application of Copper Nanoparticles in Dentistry.

Veena Wenqing Xu, Mohammed Zahedul Islam Nizami, Iris Xiaoxue Yin, Ollie Yiru Yu, Christie Ying Kei Lung, Chun Hung Chu

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Veena Wenqing XuFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9084-4001
Mohammed Zahedul Islam NizamiFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6041-1907
Iris Xiaoxue YinFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Ollie Yiru YuFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5310-5039
Christie Ying Kei LungFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.
Chun Hung ChuFaculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8167-0430

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870812
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticles based on metal and metallic oxides have become a novel trend for dental applications. Metal nanoparticles are commonly used in dentistry for their exclusive shape-dependent properties, including their variable nano-sizes and forms, unique distribution, and large surface-area-to-volume ratio. These properties enhance the bio-physio-chemical functionalization, antimicrobial activity, and biocompatibility of the nanoparticles. Copper is an earth-abundant inexpensive metal, and its nanoparticle synthesis is cost effective. Copper nanoparticles readily intermix and bind with other metals, ceramics, and polymers, and they exhibit physiochemical stability in the compounds. Hence, copper nanoparticles are among the commonly used metal nanoparticles in dentistry. Copper nanoparticles have been used to enhance the physical and chemical properties of various dental materials, such as dental amalgam, restorative cements, adhesives, resins, endodontic-irrigation solutions, obturation materials, dental implants, and orthodontic archwires and brackets. The objective of this review is to provide an overview of copper nanoparticles and their applications in dentistry.

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antimicrobialcopper nanoparticlesdentistry

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PMID35269293
PMCPMC8912653

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