About Silver
Power of Silver Ions
Antimicrobial Properties
Power of Silver Ions
Silver is an effective bactericides, destroying gram-negative species immune to conventional antibacterial agents.
History of Use
Antimicrobial Properties
Power of Silver Ions
Silver has had medicinal uses going back for centuries.
- The Phoenicians are said to have stored water, wine, and vinegar in silver bottles to prevent spoiling.
- The Greeks wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties.
- In the early 1800s, people would put silver coins in milk bottles to prolong the milk's freshness.
Antimicrobial Properties
Antimicrobial Properties
Antimicrobial Properties
In the early 1900s, silver gained regulatory approval as an antimicrobial agent. Prior to the introduction of antibiotics, colloidal silver was used as a germicide and disinfectant.