Iran-Made Colloidal Silver Nanoparticles Enjoys Antibacterial Properties
‘Baran Shimi Pasargad’ and ‘Shimi Gostar Nano Mad’ companies have made the colloidal silver nanoparticles containing silver ions and electrostatically charged spherical silver nanoparticles in a uniform colloid.
The product can be used in a broad spectrum of optical, antibacterial and diagnosis applications.
The nanostructured nature of the floating particles in the colloid has resulted in the emergence of strong antibacterial-antifungal activities, and improved electrical and thermal conductivities.
New studies have found that a combination of silver nanoparticles and antibiotics was effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The researchers hope to turn this discovery into viable treatment for some types of antibiotic-resistant infections. Antibiotic-resistant infections kill more than a million people globally each year.
For centuries, silver has been known to have antimicrobial properties. However, silver nanoparticles -- microscopic spheres of silver small enough to operate at the cellular level -- represent a new frontier in using the precious metal to fight bacteria.
In this study, the research team tested whether commercially available silver nanoparticles boost the power of antibiotics and enable these drugs to counter the very bacteria that have evolved to withstand them.
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