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The antibacterial activity of silver has long been known and has found a variety of applications because its toxicity to human cells is considerably lower than to bacteria. The most widely documented uses are prophylactic treatment of burns and water disinfection.
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Antibacterial Silver - NCBI - NIH
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2364932/
by JL Clement - 1994 - Cited by 355 - Related articles
The antibacterial activity of silver has long been known and has found a variety of applications because its toxicity to human cells is considerably lower than to bacteria. The most widely documented uses are prophylactic treatment of burns and water disinfection.Silver in health care: antimicrobial effects and safety in use. - NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16766878
by AB Lansdown - 2006 - Cited by 554 - Related articles
Silver has a long and intriguing history as an antibiotic in human health care. ... The antimicrobial action of silver or silver compounds is proportional to the bioactive silver ion (Ag(+)) released and its availability to interact with bacterial or fungal cell membranes.Medical uses of silver - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver
Jump to Antibacterial cream - The antibacterial action of silver has long been known to be enhanced by the presence of an electric field. ... The antibacterial action of electrodes coated with silver nanostructures is greatly improved in the presence of an electric field. Silver, used as a topical antiseptic, is incorporated by bacteria it kills.Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent - microbewiki
https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Silver_as_an_Antimicrobial_Agent
Oct 10, 2013 - Introduction. The antimicrobial properties of silver have been known to cultures all around the world for many centuries. The Phonecians stored ...Antimicrobial silver: An unprecedented anion effect | Scientific Reports
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by JR Swathy - 2014 - Cited by 41 - Related articles
Nov 24, 2014 - Much of the silver lost during use is unrecoverable; an example being its use as an antimicrobial agent, a property known since ages.Antibacterial activity of silver-killed bacteria: the "zombies" effect ...
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by RBK Wakshlak - 2015 - Cited by 59 - Related articles
Apr 23, 2015 - The bacterial suspension was prepared and treated with silver nitrate solutions as described in the antibacterial efficacy experiment of killed ...Silver turns bacteria into deadly zombies | Science | AAAS
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/05/silver-turns-bacteria-deadly-zombies
May 1, 2015 - The results may explain silver's long-lasting antibacterial power and could improve the performance of medical products that keep us safe from ...[PDF]Similarities and Differences between Silver Ions and Silver in ... - MDPI
www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/2/444/pdf
by A Kędziora - 2018 - Cited by 7 - Related articles
Feb 2, 2018 - Abstract: Silver is considered as antibacterial agent with well-known mode of action and bacterial resistance against it is well described.Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Action of the Silver Ion in ...
https://aem.asm.org/content/74/7/2171
by WK Jung - 2008 - Cited by 1054 - Related articles
It is known that the electrically generated silver ion appeared to be superior to the silver compounds in antimicrobial activity (3, 4). However, most of the ...(PDF) Silver as an antimicrobial: Facts and gaps in knowledge
https://www.researchgate.net/.../230754903_Silver_as_an_antimicrobial_Facts_and_g...
Aug 1, 2018 - If the mechanisms of antimicrobial action of ionic silver (Ag(+)) have been studied