Journal of Dentistry
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 149-152 , February 2010

Core–shell quantum dots tailor the fluorescence of dental resin composites

  • Leandro P. Alves

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco – UNICASTELO, Rodovia Presidente Dutra, Km 138, 12247-004 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Viviane Pilla

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco – UNICASTELO, Rodovia Presidente Dutra, Km 138, 12247-004 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Dírian O.A. Murgo

      Affiliations

    • Universidade do Vale do Paraíba – UNIVAP, Av Shishima Hifumi 2911, 12244-000 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Egberto Munin

      Affiliations

    • Universidade Camilo Castelo Branco – UNICASTELO, Rodovia Presidente Dutra, Km 138, 12247-004 São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 12 3905 4401; fax: +55 12 3905 4401.

Received 29 July 2009 ,Revised 25 September 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.09.014

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 149-152 , February 2010

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