A new technique in paint making could soon make almost any surface germfree. Researchers have made paint that is embedded with silver nanoparticles known for their ability to kill bacteria and other ...

According to folklore, silver bullets kill werewolves, but in the real world, researchers want to harness this metal to fight another deadly foe: bacteria. Recently, scientists have tried to develop a ...

Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute developed the silver-based coating that can be applied to devices like stents or catheters ...

Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have developed a new type of antimicrobial coating that could improve hygiene across health care, consumer, and industrial products. Working in ...

aap Implantate AG (AAQ.DE), a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of innovative trauma products and biomaterials, announced that the European Patent Office recently granted it an important patent ...

The antibacterial properties of silver-coated textiles are popular in the fields of sport and medicine. Scientists have now investigated how different silver coatings behave in the washing machine, ...