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Biocidal fibrous and film materials utilizing silver ion
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In this article, a photo-stable silver ion containing wound dressing and methods of reducing or preventing infection of a wound by using the compositions and wound dressings of the present invention were presented.Abstract:
Disclosed are compositions comprising a hydrophilic polymer, a hydrophobic polymer, and a silver ion, wherein the silver ion associates with at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer, and wherein the composition does not comprise an effective amount of a chlorite ion. Also disclosed are methods of making a photo-stable silver ion containing wound dressing and methods of reducing or preventing infection of a wound by using the compositions and wound dressings of the present invention.read more
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method for the production of polymer compositions containing colloids comprised of salts of one or more oligodynamic metal, such as silver, which can be incorporated into articles or can be employed as a coating on articles such as medical devices.