Wound care silver

Thomas, S., McCubbin, P., 2003. An in vitro analysis of the antimicrobial properties of 10 silver-containing dressings. Journal of Wound Care 12, 420. 

S.L. Percivala, PG. Bowlera, D. Russell. Bacterial resistance to silver in wound care. Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol. 60, pp. 1-7, 2005. 

Tomaselh N, The role of topical silver preparations in wound healing . Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nnrses Sodety/WOCN, 33 (4), 2006, pp 367-378. Sibbald RG, Contreras-Rniz J, Coutts P, Fierheller M, Rothman A and Woo K, Bacteriology, inflammation, and heahng a study of nanocrystalUne silver dressings in chronic venons leg ulcers . Advances in Skin Wound Care, 20 (10), 2007, pp 549-558. 

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Lansdown AB (2002a) Silver. I Its antibacterial properties and mechatrism of action. J Wound Care 11 125-130... 

Landsdown, A., Williams, A. Bacterial resistance to silver in wound care and medical devices. J Wound Care 16(1), 15-19 (2007)... 

Wang J, Smith J, Babidge W, et al. Silver dressings versus other dressings for chronic wounds in a community care setting. J Wound Care 2007 16 352-6. 

Lansdown AB, Williams A. How safe is silver in wound care J Wound Care 2004 13(4) 131-6. 

Lansdown ABG, Williams A, ChandlerS, etal. Silver absorption and antibacterial efficacy of silver dressings. J Wound Care 2005 14(4) 155-60. 

Wilkinson LJ, White RJ, Chapman JK. Silver and nanoparticles of silver in wound dressings a review of efficacy and safety. J Wound Care 201 l 20(ll) 543-9. 

Meaume S, Vallet D, Morere MN, et al. Evaluation of a silver releasing hydroalginate dressing in chronic wounds with signs of local infection. J Wound Care 2005 14 411-9. 

While the stractures of silver and gold are similar, they are very different chemically. Silver chloride is veiy water insoluble (with a Ksp of 1.8xl0 °) as is gold (I) chloride, while gold (III) chloride is highly soluble (68 g/lOOg water). It is the insolubility of silver chloride in aqueous media that limits silver uses in wound care. Tables 2 and 3 show what happens to silver when 1 or 50 ppm Ag is placed in a 0.98 molar solution of sodinm chloride (equivalent to the... 

Lansdown, A.B. (2002) Silver. 1 its antibacterial properties and mechanism of action. Journal of Wound Care, 11(4), 125-30. 

Coutts, P., EierheUer, M., Rothman, A. and Woo, K. (2007) Bacteriology, inflammation, and healing a study of nanoCTystaHine silver dressings in chronic venous leg ulcers. Advances in Skin and Wound Care, 20(10), 549-58. 

Poon, V.K. and Burd, A. (2004) In vitro cytotoxicity of silver implication for dinical wound care. Bums, 30,140-7. 

Further protection is given to the platinum winding by tin-foil wound round the inner tube. It is absolutely necessary that air should be present inside the silver vessel to facilitate equalization of temperature consequently, after introducing the substance the lid at the bottom was carefully sealed on. If the silver vessel leaked, as it did occasionally, this was betrayed by a rapid increase in temperature of the platinum wire during the heating, and by the inordinately slow equalization of heat. 

Silver has been used as antibacterial on cotton and artificial fibers such as polyester, polyamide, and wound pads, thin polymer films such as polyethylene. Silver biocide surfaces are the strongest growth segment in medical and health-care apphcafions. The silver ion-release kinetics ° over extended operational times and low cytotoxicity (biocompatibility) determine its effective use when deposited onto antibacterial surfaces.The nanoparticles of Ag exhibit bacterial and fungicidal properties. They can accumulate on the cell wall of bacteria and release Ag ions that penetrate into cells through the wall porins owing to their small size. ... 

Tredget, E.E., Shankowsl, H.A., Groeneveld, A. et al. (1998) A matched-pair, randomized study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Acticoat silver-coated dressing for the treatment of burn wounds. The Journal of Bum Care and Rehabilitation, 19(6), 531-7. 

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