Application of an Antibacterial Coating Layer <i>via</i> Amine-Terminated Hyperbranched Zirconium–Polysiloxane for Stainless Steel Orthodontic Brackets

<div>(a) SEM pictures of HPZP@SST before and after 100 cycles of brushing (100 min in total); (b) SEM pictures of HPZP@SST before and after 9 days of immersion in artificial saliva. The scale was shown in the pictures.</div>

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Figure 3: Application of an Antibacterial Coating Layer <i>via</i> Amine-Terminated Hyperbranched Zirconium–Polysiloxane for Stainless Steel Orthodontic Brackets 

Figure 3 | Application of an Antibacterial Coating Layer via Amine-Terminated Hyperbranched Zirconium–Polysiloxane for Stainless Steel Orthodontic Brackets 