In Vitro Antifungal Activity against Oral Candida Species Using a Denture Base Coated with Silver Nanoparticles
Figure 3
Low-vacuum scanning electron microscopic observation (1,000x) of the surface of an AgNP-coated and uncoated Acron piece. The Acron piece was incubated with (a) C. albicans or (b) C. glabrata for 1, 3, 8, or 12 h. (a) Although similar numbers of C. albicans adhered to both AgNP-coated and control pieces at 1 h, C. albicans began to aggregate and adhere to the control pieces in the form of yeast at 3 h, whereas only a few C. albicans adhered to AgNP-coated pieces in the form of yeast. The difference in the number of adherent C. albicans increased between the AgNP-coated and control pieces with incubation time. (b) A similar observation was observed with C. glabrata.
