In Vitro Antifungal Activity against Oral Candida Species Using a Denture Base Coated with Silver Nanoparticles
Figure 4
Low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy (10,000x) of the surface of Acron pieces coated with (Ag-coated) and without (uncoated) silver nanoparticles. Acron pieces were incubated with (a) C. albicans and (b) C. glabrata for 3 h. C. albicans and C. glabrata had oval yeast cells with smooth cell walls and a major axis of 3-4 mm in the control, but the Ag-coated piece showed swollen yeast cells with shriveled cell walls and a major axis of over 5 mm, with leakage of cellular contents in some cases.
