The germ paranoid face mask wearing Japanese have been using silver
impregnated plastics in public phones and childrens toys, even wall
paint, for about 20 years now. Hospitals, even here in the US of A, used
to use brass and silver plated doorknobs because they won't support and
transfer germs for very long. All stainless steel now?
It appears they've forgotten something, but are re-remembering now.
http://www.copper.org/about/discover/dc_oct2004.html
Their study determined that MRSA can survive for only 90 minutes on a
surface made from 99% copper, yet stays alive for 72 hours or more on
stainless steel - the most common metal used in healthcare facilities today.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8534703&dopt=Abstract
A longitudinal in vitro antimicrobial evaluation of two silver polymer
surface treatments for peritoneal dialysis catheters.
The oligodynamic effect of silver has been utilized in medicine for many
decades. This study evaluated the antimicrobial properties of two silver
polymer surface treatments over 9 months to assess their usefulness for
chronic percutaneous access. Silicone catheters were either dip-coated with
micronized silver oxide in a silicone matrix (AgX) or impregnated with
silver using an ion beam deposition process (Spire Argent I)
Ode
At 11:05 PM 8/24/2006 +0800, you wrote:
I know this has been touched on in the past, but apart from one message from
Ode I couldn't find any previous correspondence about it. I probably never
expected to need to know. Now an internet friend from a FMS group has
written to me:
www.sharperimagebest.com/zn020.html
you are the CS specialist around here... haha...so maybe you will have an
opinion re this form of silver imbedded in plastic. however, maybe you also
have an opinion re the fact that these containers are plastic and many
plastics (if not all) are very unhealthy to use. i do not know enough about
plastics or have a list of them or descriptions of why they are risky to use
with food etc... if you do, please pass it on as i am gearing up to teach
these concepts to GG this winter. anyway, do you think these would be
stupid to use for health reasons and toxin concerns re plastics, or do you
think they are as wonderful as they claim to be? and if they are effective,
would it be wise to eat food that is 8 days old and in perfect APPEARING
shape, or is it misleading and the food just looks good but the chemistry
has changed and might be risky for your body? so many questions, so little
time from rowena... sigh... but i figure you know if i should drop the $69
plus shipping. rather pricey.
It was quite nice to be called a CS specialist, but really I'm just an
enthusiast. Can any of the real specialists and experts venture an opinion?
Or anyone who has trialled the product - voice of experience?
Regards
Rowena
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