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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 693486, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/693486
Research Article

Preparation of Size-Controlled Silver Nanoparticles and Chitin-Based Composites and Their Antimicrobial Activities

Vinh Quang Nguyen,1,2 Masayuki Ishihara,2 Yasutaka Mori,2,3 Shingo Nakamura,4 Satoko Kishimoto,5 Hidemi Hattori,2 Masanori Fujita,2 Yasuhiro Kanatani,6 Takeshi Ono,7 Yasushi Miyahira,7 and Takemi Matsui1

1Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino, Tokyo 191-0065, Japan
2Research Institute, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1324, Japan
3Aeromedical Laboratory, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Saitama 350-1394, Japan
4Department of Surgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
5Institute of Medical Science, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
6Department of Health Crisis Management, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
7Department of Global Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan

Received 16 January 2013; Accepted 13 February 2013

Academic Editor: Zhenhui Kang

Copyright © 2013 Vinh Quang Nguyen 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.

How to Cite this Article

Vinh Quang Nguyen, Masayuki Ishihara, Yasutaka Mori, et al., “Preparation of Size-Controlled Silver Nanoparticles and Chitin-Based Composites and Their Antimicrobial Activities,” Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2013, Article ID 693486, 7 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/693486