GBloc’s silver fiber has a very high biological activity, which means that silver is very easy to combine with other substances, so that proteins inside and outside the bacterial cell membrane coagulate, thereby blocking the bacterial cell's respiration and reproduction process.
GBloc’s silver fiber has a very high biological activity, which means that silver is very easy to combine with other substances, so that proteins inside and outside the bacterial cell membrane coagulate, thereby blocking the bacterial cell's respiration and reproduction process.
How does Silver help prevent infection?
The antimicrobial properties of silver have been known for centuries. In the 4th century, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, first discovered this characteristic of silver. All the way from ancient civilization to today, the use of silver runs through the whole historical timeline:
· Early Phoenicians stored water and oil in silver containers to keep them fresh.
· The ancient Romans stored wine in silver.
· Alexander the Great stored drinking water in a silver jar for his army to drink.
· 19th century - Silver suture wounds to avoid infection.
· In 1900, silver sulfadiazine (SSD) was used to wrap wounds in burn patients.
· Silver is currently used in textiles and fabrics to prevent infection in hospitals and sports.
Silver has been used for many years because of its natural ability to kill harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Unlike traditional antibiotics, silver has three mechanisms of action:
1. Silver destroys cell membranes, the outer structures that encapsulate microorganisms.
2. Silver stops metabolism and respiration by binding to important enzymes in microorganisms.
3. Silver prevents microbial cell proliferation by combining DNA and RNA (blueprints for making new cells).
Compared with traditional antibiotics, silver has superior antimicrobial ability and 0% toxicity to the human body, so it is reviving in the health care and textile industry. According to several studies, lethal bacteria are becoming resistant to common antibiotics, making them obsolete, and silver is unlikely to lead to any accumulation of resistance. In addition, silver has a wide range of applications in maintaining health. For example, silver has been used in a variety of commonly used products, such as wound dressings, first aid ointments, bandages, as well as in antimicrobial and odour-resistant textiles.
This original translation is from Dr. Priya Balachandran References 1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1676235/pdf/bmj00158-0046.pdf 2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892863/
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