Electrical augmentation of the antimicrobial activity of silver-nylon fabrics |
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| Authors: | Andrew A. Marino Edwin A. Deitch Visit Malakanok James A. Albright Robert D. Specian |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery, and Anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical School, 71130-3932 Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| Abstract: | We measured the silver levels producedinvitro by three silver-coated fabrics, and the resulting antimicrobial effect onPseudomonasaeruginosa,Staphylococcusaureus, andCandidaalbicans. A significant enhancement of the fabrics' antimicrobial effect was achieved by the passage of weak DC currents, which cause increased liberation of silver ions. The antimicrobial effectiveness of each fabric depended on its textile characteristics. Thus, a silver-coated fabric could potentially serve as an antimicrobial dressing by continuously releasing silver ions into a wound either by passive dissociation or through electrical stimulation.Running Title: Antimicrobial Activity of Silver-Nylon |
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