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US 10,993,888 B2Granted
Fluorescent nanoparticle compositions for dental bonded restorations
AssigneeAugusta University Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsMarcelo Giannini, Rafael Rocha Pacheco, Frederick Allen Rueggeberg, Jorge Rodrigo Soto Montero, Eduardo David Martinez, Ali Francisco Garcia Flores, Ailla Carla Rocha Acosta Lancellotti, Guilherme Gorgen Lesseux, Carlos Rettori, Ricardo Rodrigues Urbano
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Abstract
Fluorescent nanoparticle compositions and methods of used for dental bonded restorations are provided herein.
Claims9
A dental liner composition comprising:
- nanoparticles comprising nanocrystals of NaYF4 doped with 69.5% mole of yttrium, 30% mole of ytterbium, and 0.5% mole of thulium, per mole of sodium,
- wherein the surface of the nanoparticles is functionalized with polyacrylic acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.