08 May 2013 Researchers from UNSW have cautioned that more work is needed to understand how micro-organisms respond to the disinfecting properties of silver nano-particles, increasingly used in consumer goods, and for medical and environmental applications. Although nanosilver has effective… Read More ›
Silver nanoparticles
Nanotechnology condoms could provide greater protection against HIV and Herpes
By Scott Sutherland | Geekquinox – Mon, 5 Nov, 2012 Researchers coated condoms in microscopic particles of silver — which has long been known to have disinfectant …University of Manitoba medical microbiologist Dr Xiaojian Yao, who specializes in researching… Read More ›