Micro-Addition of Silver to Copper: One Small Step in Composition, a Change for a Giant Leap in Biocidal Activity.
Vitor G Vital, Márcio R Silva, Vinicius T Santos, Flávia G Lobo, Patrícia Xander, Rogéria C Zauli, Carolina B Moraes, Lucio H Freitas-Junior, Cecíla G Barbosa, Diogo S Pellosi and 3 more
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13 authors.
Vitor G VitalInstituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas-ICAQF, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, Diadema 09913-030, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6122-8055
Márcio R SilvaDepartment of Research and Development, Termomecanica São Paulo S.A., São Bernardo do Campo 09612-000, Brazil.
Vinicius T SantosDepartment of Research and Development, Termomecanica São Paulo S.A., São Bernardo do Campo 09612-000, Brazil.
Flávia G LoboDepartment of Research and Development, Termomecanica São Paulo S.A., São Bernardo do Campo 09612-000, Brazil.
Patrícia XanderInstituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas-ICAQF, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, Diadema 09913-030, Brazil.
Rogéria C ZauliInstituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas-ICAQF, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, Diadema 09913-030, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7660-7763
Carolina B MoraesFaculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.
Lucio H Freitas-JuniorDepartamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil.
Cecíla G BarbosaDepartamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil.
Diogo S PellosiInstituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6835-0600
Ricardo A G SilvaInstituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas-ICAQF, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, Diadema 09913-030, Brazil.
André PaganottiInstituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas-ICAQF, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, Diadema 09913-030, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6366-2306
Suzan P VasconcellosInstituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas-ICAQF, Universidade Federal de São Paulo-UNIFESP, Diadema 09913-030, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6876-7687
Funding
Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 001Embrapii - CIM unity TM01São Paulo Research Foundation 2021/11443-7São Paulo Research Foundation 2022/04262-9Termomecanica TM01
6 · The paper itself
Abstract
The use of copper as an antimicrobial agent has a long history and has gained renewed interest in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, the authors investigated the antimicrobial properties of an alloy composed of copper with a small percentage of silver (Cu-0.03% wt.Ag). The alloy was tested against various pathogens, including
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