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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 941561, 8 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/941561
Research Article

Biocompatible Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles: Nanotechnology Improvement of Conventional Prosthetic Acrylic Resins

Laura S. Acosta-Torres,1 Luz M. López-Marín,1 R. Elvira Núñez-Anita,2 Genoveva Hernández-Padrón,1 and Victor M. Castaño1

1Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico
2Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro 76230, Mexico

Received 28 April 2010; Revised 30 June 2010; Accepted 6 September 2010

Academic Editor: Libo Wu

Copyright © 2011 Laura S. Acosta-Torres et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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