Why Silver?

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Why Silver?

Silver is an element found naturally in the environment. Since ancient times, silver has been highly regarded as a versatile healing tool.

The microbiocidal properties of silver are most effective at minute concentrations.

Silver ions, while being lethal to single-celled microorganisms, are harmless to human cells.

Silver ions interact with a wide range of molecular processes within microorganisms resulting in a range of effects from inhibition of growth and loss of infectivity, to cell death, thereby accounting for the high efficacy of Biomaster as an antimicrobial agent.

(1) Silver ions may bind non-specifically to cell surfaces, causing some disruption to the cellular membrane function and allowing the silver ions to penetrate the microbe structure.

(2) Silver ions are highly reactive and readily bind to electron donor groups, with prime targets being the thiol groups (-SH) which are commonly found in enzymes within the microbe.

(3) Silver ions react with the base pairs of DNA thus preventing DNA replication.

Silver provides a durable, non-leachable antimicrobial treatment and the Ionic silver is not prone to causing resistant bacterial strains.

There is also evidence dating back to the 1920s showing that silver ions possess antiviral properties. If you would like to discuss the antiviral claims that can be made using Biomaster products please contact our technical team.