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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2011, 12, 4735-4744; doi: 10.3390/ijm OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 /journal/ijms Article Antifungal Activity of Denture Soft Lining Material Modified by Silver Nanoparticles—A Pilot Study Grzegorz Chladek 1,*, Anna Mertas 2, Izabela Barszczewska-Rybarek 3, Teresa Nalewajek 2, Jarosław Żmudzki 1, Wojciech Król 2 and Jan Łukaszczyk 3 1 Department of Materials Technology, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Krasińskiego 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland; E-Mail: Jaroslaw.Zmudzki@polsl.pl 2 Chair and Department of Microbiology and Immunology in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, ul. Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland; E-Mails: amertas@.pl (A.M.); teresa-nalewajek@wp.pl (T.N.); wkrol@.pl (W.K.) 3 Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, M. Strzody 9, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; E-Mails: Izabela.Barszczewska-Rybarek@polsl.pl (I.B-R.); jan.lukaszczyk@polsl.pl (J.Ł.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: chladek@interia.pl; Tel.: +48-603-498-128; Fax: +48-326-034-469. Received: 23 June 2011; in revised form: 14 July 2011 / Accepted: 18 July 2011 / Published: 22 July 2011 Abstract: Soft liner materials in oral cavity environments are easily colonized both by fungi and dental plaque. These factors are the cause of mucosal infections. The microorganism that mo