The inhibitory effect of carboxyl-terminated polyamidoamine dendrimers on dentine host-derived matrix metalloproteinases in vitro in an etch-and-rinse adhesive system

The biomimetic remineralization of collagen fibrils has increased interest in restoring the demineralized dentine generated by dental caries. Carboxyl-terminated polyamidoamine dendrimers (PAMAM-COOH), hyperbranched polymeric macromolecules, can act as non-collagenous proteins to induce biomimetic r...

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Main Authors: Qian Wu, Tiantian Shan, Manduo Zhao, Sui Mai, Lisha Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-10-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.182104