Daily Archives: January 8, 2012

Antimicrobial Wound Dressings – Silver

The use of silver in wound care has a long history. A recent resurgence in interest in silver dressings as antiseptic agents has come about, largely due to an increase in antimicrobial-resistant organisms such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus).What is silver’s mechanism of action?Silver is effective as an antimicrobial because it binds to and destroys [...]