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2648271 
Journal Article 
The Development of Bioactive Glass-Ceramic Substrates with Biocide Activity 
Cabal, B; Malpartida, F; Torrecillas, R; Hoppe, A; Boccaccini, AR; Serafin Moya, J 
2011 
No 
Advanced Engineering Materials
ISSN: 1438-1656
EISSN: 1527-2648 
13 
12 
B462-B466 
WOS:000297745900005 
The biocide efficiency of bioactive 45S5 Bioglass (R) derived glass-ceramic substrates against common Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria, and also against yeast, is investigated in this study. The results confirm the high bactericidal capacity of this material. Inorganic coatings containing silver nanoparticles on glass-ceramic substrates are developed in order to ascertain whether the presence of silver enhances the biocide activity. It is found that a coating made of soda-glass containing silver nanoparticles does not improve the antifungal properties of the 45S5 Bioglass (R) derived glass-ceramic substrates.