Metal-containing materials
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1. A nanocrystalline material, comprising:
- a metal; and
an element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, sulfur, phosphorus, silicon, a halogen, hydrogen and combinations thereof, wherein the nanocrystalline material contains at least about one atomic percent of the element.
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Abstract
Metal-containing materials, as well as their preparation and use are disclosed. The metal-containing material can be, for example, an antimicrobial material, an anti-biofilm material, an antibacterial material, an anti-inflammatory material, an anti-fungal material, an anti-viral material, an anti-cancer material, a pro-apoptosis material, anti-proliferative, MMP modulating material, an atomically disordered, crystalline material, and/or a nanocrystalline material. In certain embodiments, the metal-containing material is an atomically disordered, nanocrystalline silver-containing material.
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1. A nanocrystalline material, comprising:
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a metal; and
an element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, sulfur, phosphorus, silicon, a halogen, hydrogen and combinations thereof, wherein the nanocrystalline material contains at least about one atomic percent of the element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An atomically disordered, crystalline material, comprising:
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a metal; and
an element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, sulfur, a halogen, phosphorus, silicon, hydrogen and combinations thereof, wherein the atomically disordered, crystalline material contains at least about one atomic percent of the element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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