Silver and its application as an antimicrobial agent
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Informa Healthcare in Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents
- Vol. 15 (2) , 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.1517/13543776.15.2.125
Abstract
This review summarises patents published from 2001 to 2004 on the microcidal properties of silver-releasing materials for healthcare and medicine. The anti-inflammatory, re-epitheliasation and antihaemorrhagic properties of the silver-releasing materials are also disclosed. A biological evaluation of the anti-viral properties of silver tetra-silver tetra-oxide is discussed, but no biological data have been reported to support the claim that silver (I) has anti--viral prop-erties, as disclosed by most of the patents.Keywords
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