Antibacterial Effects of Silver Electrodes with Weak Direct Current
@article{Spadaro1974AntibacterialEO, title={Antibacterial Effects of Silver Electrodes with Weak Direct Current}, author={J. Spadaro and T. Berger and S. D. Barranco and S. Chapin and R. O. Becker}, journal={Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy}, year={1974}, volume={6}, pages={637 - 642} }
Silver, platinum, gold, stainless-steel, and copper electrodes were used with low currents (0.02 to 20 μA/mm2) to explore their electrochemical effects on the growth of four bacterial species. In the higher current ranges, all electrodes inhibited growth at both poles, usually in conjunction with electrolytic break-down of the medium and severe corrosion of the metal. Silver, however, was extremely bacteriostatic, even at the lowest current, when used as the anode. Quantitative studies showed… CONTINUE READING
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