TY - JOUR
T1 - Ag 2O 3 clathrate is a novel and effective antimicrobial agent
AU - Ando, Saaya
AU - Hioki, Tomosato
AU - Yamada, Takamichi
AU - Watanabe, Naoshi
AU - Higashitani, Atsushi
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements We thank the Technical Division, School of Engineering, Tohoku University for XRD analysis and Ms. M. Hasegawa and Ms. Y. Sakamoto, Miyagi prefectural Sendai Daini Senior High School for helpful discussions. This study was supported by a joint program for the ‘Exploring Germination and Growth’ program for young Scientists (EGGS) at Tohoku University.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Silver compounds and silver ions are used extensively in medical devices because of their wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity. In particular, nanoparticles of silver and silver (I) oxide show great promise for widespread usage in medical polymers and nanodrugs. Here, we demonstrate that a crystalline powder and a saturated aqueous solution of silver (III) oxide clathrate show much stronger antimicrobial activities and oxidative activities than silver (I) oxide.
AB - Silver compounds and silver ions are used extensively in medical devices because of their wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity. In particular, nanoparticles of silver and silver (I) oxide show great promise for widespread usage in medical polymers and nanodrugs. Here, we demonstrate that a crystalline powder and a saturated aqueous solution of silver (III) oxide clathrate show much stronger antimicrobial activities and oxidative activities than silver (I) oxide.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10853-011-6125-0
DO - 10.1007/s10853-011-6125-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857645066
SN - 0022-2461
VL - 47
SP - 2928
EP - 2931
JO - Journal of Materials Science
JF - Journal of Materials Science
IS - 6
ER -