Zeolite-Y-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles as Endodontic Antimicrobial Agent: An In vitro Study.

Amir Isam Omer Ibrahim, Desigar Moodley, Ernest Maboza, Annette Olivier, Leslie Petrik

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Article in European journal of dentistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Amir Isam Omer IbrahimDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8051-069X

Desigar MoodleyDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Ernest MabozaWHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Annette OlivierWHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Leslie PetrikDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Abstract

The objectives were to synthesize a bioactive nanocomposite as an endodontic antimicrobial agent by loading previously synthesized electrosprayed chitosan nanoparticles (Ch-Np) into Zeolite-Y as a carrier and compare its antimicrobial activity against two endodontic pathogens using the agar diffusion test. Additionally, the effect of tissue inhibitors (dentin powder and serum albumin) on the antimicrobial activity of the Ch-Np-Zeolite nanocomposite was studied. Finally, the possible cytotoxicity of the novel nanocomposite against Balb/c 3T3 mouse fibroblast cells was evaluated.A concentration of 3% (w/v) electrosprayed Ch-Np was mixed with Zeolite-Y in a concentration of 53.3 (w/v) and characterized using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated against

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PMID40267957

DOI10.1055/s-0045-1802947

PMCPMC12890410

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