Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Devices

SECTION I: Synthesis and Assembling

Chapter 1: Bioinspired Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: Characterization, Mechanism and Applications

Chapter 2: Tuning the Properties of Silver Monolayer for Biological Applications

Chapter 3: Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity of Silver and Chitosan

Chapter 4: Titania Nanotubes as Silver Nanoparticle Carriers to Prevent Implant-associated Infection

Chapter 5: Polymer-silver Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Antibacterial Mechanism

SECTION II: The Risk of Silver

Chapter 6: Dissolution of Silver Nanoparticles

Chapter 7: Silver as an antimicrobial agent: the Resistance Issue

Chapter 8: The Risks of Silver Nanoparticles to Human Body

Chapter 9: Imunomodulatory Activities of Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in Human Neutrophils

SECTION III: Techniques and Concepts for Risk Control

Chapter 10: Evaluating the Interactions of Silver Nanoparticles and Mammalian Cells Based on Biomices Technologies

Chapter 11: Methods and Tools for Assessing Nanomaterials and Uses and Regulation of Nanosilver in Europe

Chapter 12: Toward Selectively Toxic Silver Nanoparticles

SECTION IV: Clinical Demands

Chapter 13: Orthopaedic Implant-associated Infections: Pathogenesis, Clinical Presentation and Management

Chapter 14: Dental Implant Infection: Typical Causes and Control

Chapter 15: Guidelines for Nanosilver-based Antibacterial Devices