Facts vs Fictions
Need to dump lots of silver metal/ions for anti-microbial efficacy
FICTION: Silver is Oligodynamic – a little goes a long way. Need only 3 – 5ppm to be effective in the media
Need good amount of silver to be conductive
FACT: All the silver present need to form a “layer” or layers to be able to allow movement of electrons to be classified as conductive
Extruded products with silver are conductive
FICTION: Silver needs to form a solid layer to be able to allow movement of electrons
Silver is Thermodynamic
FICTION: From the principles of thermodynamics one can derive general relations between such quantities as coefficients of expansion, compressibility, specific heat capacities, heats of transformation, and magnetic and dielectric coefficients, especially as these are affected by temperature. These are laws not characteristic of a given material
Silver is the most Thermally conductive element
FACT: Silver is quite thermally conductive but not the most. Diamond is the most thermally conductive
Silver is most electrically conductive element
FACT: It is the more conductive than Gold
Silver is most malleable and ductile element
FACT: Hence it is so easy to use in everyday life
Silver is effective against Fungi
FACT: It is very effective against fungi such as yeasts and molds
Silver is broad spectrum anti-bacterial element
FACT: It is very effective against both Gram Positive and Gram Negative bacteria
Silver is effective against virus
FACT:: There are peer reviewed articles demonstrating the value of Silver as a viricidal agent
Silver is most reflective element
FACT: Silver mirror are best example of this. This property helps in providing good comfort for wearers of silver products both in hot and cold conditions