title: Nanobiomaterial Coatings in Dentistry.
abstract: During the last decade, there has been a major increase in the interest of nanostructured materials in advanced technologies for biomedical and dental clinical applications. Nanostructured materials are associated with a variety of applications within the dental and biomedical field, for example nanoparticles in drug delivery systems and nanostructured scaffolds in tissue engineering. More importantly, nanotechnology has also been linked with the modification of surface properties of synthetic implants in an attempt to improve their bioactivity, reliability and protection from the release of harmful or unnecessary metal ions. This is achieved through the use of nanocoatings and nanocomposite coatings. These new-generation coatings based on inorganic materials and biological materials such as proteins and peptides are currently investigated and applied. This chapter aims to give an overview of the recent advances in nanocoatings and their composites being investigated or used in dentistry.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.
authors.forename: Andy H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cazalbou
authors.forename: Besim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ben-Nissan
mesh_terms: D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010455:Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011506:Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins