Toxicity cytotoxicity silver

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Diamond-like carbon can be alloyed with toxic materials. This is necessary when no cell adhesion should be allowed specifically when equipments or implants are of temporary use. When this alloy makes contact with the biological environment, the cytotoxic materials, like copper, vanadium, and silver, inhibit cell growth on the material surface because of the toxic action of the alloy. Changing alloy components can control the bioreactions. When DLC is mixed with silicon oxide a reduction of the inflammatory reactions is observed. 

The ongoing development of biomedical agents could be frustrated by the toxicity of some of the components. Gadolinium is notoriously toxic as an antagonist to Ca. QDs have been amply described both in their merits and their dangers for clinical use. Silver cytotoxicity is an area of active... 

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