Antimicrobial effect of silver-impregnated cellulose: potential for antimicrobial therapy
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Antimicrobial effect of silver-impregnated cellulose: potential for antimicrobial therapy
BACKGROUND Silver has long been known to have antimicrobial activity. To incorporate this property into multiple applications, a silver-impregnated cellulose (SIC) with low cytotoxicity to human cells was developed. SIC differs from other silver treatment methods in that the leaching of silver particles is non-existent and the release of ionic silver is highly controlled. RESULTS Candida albi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Engineering
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1754-1611
DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-3-20