About the Authors

Nathan Zaltsman

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

Andrei C. Ionescu

Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, IRCCS Galeazzi Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Ervin I. Weiss

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Eugenio Brambilla

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, IRCCS Galeazzi Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Shaul Beyth

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Orthopedic Surgery Complex, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

Nurit Beyth

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

nuritb@ekmd.huji.ac.il

Affiliation Department of Prosthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

Competing Interests

Prof. Nurit Beyth and Prof. Ervin I. Weiss are co-authors of registered patent with regards to preparation and use of QPEI antibacterial particles. The patent is entitled "Antimicrobial Nanoparticulate Additives Forming Non-Leachable Sustained Antimicrobial Polymeric Compositions", WO2006/070376A1. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.