Copper ions, either alone or in copper complexes, have been used for centuries to disinfect liquids, solids, and human tissue. Several mechanisms for the potent biocidal activity of copper have been proposed and potent broad-spectrum...

The ancient Greeks in the time of Hippocrates (400 BC) were the first to discover the sanitizing power of copper.They prescribed copper for pulmonary diseases and for purifying drinking water. Since then, copper has been used...

Abstract: Copper has two key properties that make it an active ingredient in the medical devices currently being developed. First, copper is an essential trace element needed by humans, which plays a key role in...