title: Physics and chemistry of antimicrobial behavior of ion-exchanged silver in glass.
abstract: The results of a comprehensive study involving the antimicrobial activity in a silver ion-exchanged glass are presented. The study includes the glass composition, the method of incorporating silver into the glass, the effective concentration of the silver available at the glass surface, and the effect of the ambient environment. A quantitative kinetic model that includes the above factors in predicting the antimicrobial activity is proposed. Finally, experimental data demonstrating antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus with correlation to the predicted model is shown.
authors.affiliation: S&T Division, Sullivan Park, Corning Incorporated , Corning, New York 14830, United States.
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Borrelli
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Senaratne
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Petzold
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D007474:Ion Exchange; D008422:Materials Testing; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012834:Silver
keywords: antimicrobial; glass; ion-exchange; mechanism; relative humidity; silver