Excerpts from National
Institute of Health (government)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4955599/
“Silver nanoparticles also permeate cells, interfering with bacterial respiratory chain enzymes [12,18,20] to inhibit energy production and growth. The bactericidal activity of silver is dependent on particle size; 10-nm particles exhibit complete interaction with the bacteria, whereas larger particles do not, suggesting that nanoparticles exert greater bactericidal effects [20]. Although the molecular mechanisms of the action of silver against bacteria continue to be investigated, it is clear that silver nanoparticles are powerful bactericidal agents.”
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23785037/
“…We show that silver disrupts multiple bacterial cellular processes, including disulfide bond formation, metabolism, and iron homeostasis. These changes lead to increased production of reactive oxygen species and increased membrane permeability of Gram-negative bacteria that can potentiate the activity of a broad range of antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria in different metabolic states, as well as restore antibiotic susceptibility to a resistant bacterial strain…” There are numerous related articles on this government site.
How Silver Ions Kill Bacteria
University of Arkansas April 9, 2020
“The National Science Foundation-funded study validated the idea of investigating the dynamics of single proteins in live bacteria, said Wang, an approach that could help researchers understand the real-time responses of bacteria to silver nanoparticles, which have been proposed for fighting against so-called “superbugs” that are resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics.”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200409140021.htm
Additional Information
Reference Patents
- Heavenly Solutions Water- U.S. Patent can be found at this government site:
- 10,159,253