Silver attacks bacteria, gets 'consumed'
E-Mail IMAGE: E. coli causes several dramatic changes in silver morphology and structure, such as particle agglomeration and amorphization. These effects lead to clear modification of its electronic properties, as highlighted by... view more Credit: Giuseppe M. Paternò WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 -- For millennia, silver has been utilized for its antimicrobial and antibacterial properties. Although its use as a disinfectant is widely known, the effects of silver's interaction with bacteria on the silver itself are not well understood. As antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more and...
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