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ArticleBioinorganic chemistry and applications2022

Antimicrobial Effects of Gum Arabic-Silver Nanoparticles against Oral Pathogens.

Omnia Ahmed, Nicole R S Sibuyi, Adewale O Fadaka, Abram M Madiehe, Ernest Maboza, Annette Olivier, Mervin Meyer, Greta Geerts

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Article in Bioinorganic chemistry and applications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Omnia AhmedDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Nicole R S SibuyiDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI) - Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-5388
Adewale O FadakaDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI) - Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-2098
Abram M MadieheDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI) - Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3935-467X
Ernest MabozaOral and Dental Research Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Annette OlivierOral and Dental Research Laboratory, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Mervin MeyerDepartment of Science and Innovation (DSI) - Mintek Nanotechnology Innovation Centre (NIC) Biolabels Research Node, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-4860
Greta GeertsDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6324-4251
Mintek · ZAUniversity of the Western Cape · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental caries is considered one of the most prevalent oral diseases worldwide, with a high rate of morbidity among populations. It is a chronic infectious disease with a multifactorial etiology that leads to the destruction of the dental tissues. Due to their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antioxidant properties; silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are incorporated in dental products to help prevent infectious oral diseases. In this study, the antimicrobial effects of AgNPs synthesized using Gum Arabic extracts (GAE) were examined. The GA-AgNPs were synthesized and characterized using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The antimicrobial activity of the GA-AgNPs was evaluated on

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