Antibacterial properties of copper and its alloys

• Autorzy: Konieczny J. , Rdzawski Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The goal of the work is analysis of the knowledge extent on the bactericidal activity of copper and its alloys. Design/methodology/approach: Analysis of publications on the antibacterial properties of copper in the engineering and medical journals, taking also into account publications on the earliest documented employment of copper as the bactericide or medicine. Findings: Analysis of the investigation results presented in more than 350 scientific publications and reports worked out under commission from the Ministry of Health, including 312 scientific publications from the years 1892-1973, indicate to the antimicrobial action of copper and its alloys, which killing bacteria and viruses slows down growth of the microorganisms, and especially of: cobacillus, Legionella pneumophila, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, poliovirus. Research limitations/implications: Application of the acquired research results in hospitals, outpatients’ clinics, and other public medical centres, will make it possible to reduce morbidity resulting from infections, especially of patients after serious medical treatment, operations, or after the complex antibiotic cure which has led them to decline of immunity. Practical implications: Reduction of health care costs is possible in every country by implementation of the acquired investigation results, as a consequence of the decreased treatment costs, by shortening the patients’ stay in a hospital. According to the assessment of the Department of Health of the United Kingdom these savings total to 1 billion pounds a year. Originality/value: Implementation of the analysis of results of investigations on the bactericidal activity of copper and copper based alloys will add to the increase of the patients’ safety level in the public medical centres.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

metallic alloys; electron microscopy; heat treatment; CuTi4 alloy

PL

stopy metaliczne; mikroskopia elektronowa; obróbka termiczna; stop CuTi4

• Wydawca: International OCSCO World Press
• Czasopismo: Archives of Materials Science and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 56, nr 2
• Strony: 53--60

Twórcy

autor

Konieczny J.

• Silesian University of Technology, ul. Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Rdzawski Z.

• Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, ul. Sowińskiego 5, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

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