Antibacterial stainless steel created

www.physorg.com ^ | 07-19-2011 | Staff + University of Birmingham

[Red Badger]

Now your Ginsu Knives will kill bacteria as they chop!.............

[AndrewB]

Can transparent aluminum be far behind?

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Simply utilising the oligodynamic effect exhibited by silver (as well as copper and a few other metals).

Brass doorknobs naturally disinfect themselves in about 12 hours.

[montyspython]

Brass doorknobs naturally disinfect themselves in about 12 hours.

I naturally assume brass balls do so as well.

[montyspython]

Hanshan Dong..

Go figure.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Dr. Nichols still hasn’t figured out the dynamics of that matrix.

[algernonpj]

[antiRepublicrat]

I think the real invention here is a way to get silver’s effect onto stainless steel in a way that it won’t rub off over time.

The funniest implementation of silver has been some guy in Japan who basically sewed silver fibers into underwear to reduce body odor.

[de.rm]

..well , regardless of what's in your underwear, we we're all much healthier in many ways when silver jingled in our pockets, n'est pas?

Gas was a quarter a gallon and one of those will still buy a gallon.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

So he really was Mr. Fancy Pants?

[USMCPOP]

You can get socks that have silver in them.

http://www.covertthreads.com/

[martin_fierro]

Can transparent aluminum be far behind?

U teh silly.

I like dat.

[martin_fierro]

this is now a SOCK THREAD.

[buccaneer81]

I foresee some remodeling at my employer (Big Pharma.) This will become an FDA mandate within five years of its commercial introduction. Bank on it.

[BuffaloJack]

> Can transparent aluminum be far behind?
Don’t know about aluminum, but ITO and IZO are both metals and transparent. They are used as conductive layers in display monitors.

[golux]

"Well, he's only three but he's got asthma, shingles, an allergy to legumes, protein-irritation-syndrome, lactose intolerance, and can't be within a quarter of a mile of a plant or animal at any time," said Potomac resident Paige Fisher. "We're actually thinking of keeping him in our trusty SUBZERO fridge, which, by the way, is of the latest stainless antibacterial variety. Come, have a look!"

[Timocrat]

I foresee some remodeling at my employer (Big Pharma.)

To say nothing of hospitals. It'll cost them a fortune.

[Timocrat]

I foresee some remodeling at my employer (Big Pharma.)

To say nothing of hospitals. It'll cost them a fortune.

[Atlas Sneezed]

The funniest implementation of silver has been some guy in Japan who basically sewed silver fibers into underwear to reduce body odor.

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That is actually already a big business. From socks to hunting clothes.

[USMCPOP]

If we all wore silver-impregnated socks, we could wear them for several days before washing. Think of the positive environmental impact. /s