PUTTING COPPER INTO ACTION
Posted by onPUTTING COPPER INTO ACTION: COPPER-IMPREGNATED PRODUCTS WITH POTENT BIOCIDAL ACTIVITIES Copper ions, either alone or in copper complexes, have been used for centuries to disinfect liquids, solids, and human tissue. Today copper is used as...
COPPER, AN ABANDONED PLAYER RETURNING TO THE WOUND HEALING BATTLE
Posted by onCopper has two key properties that endow it as an excellent active ingredient to be used in the “wound healing battle”. First, copper plays a key role in angiogenesis, dermal fibroblasts proliferation, upregulation of collagen...
HEALING OF CHRONIC WOUNDS BY COPPER OXIDE-IMPREGNATED WOUND DRESSINGS
Posted by onNOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL WOUND DRESSINGS IMPREGNATED WITH COPPER OXIDE MICRO-PARTICLES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC WOUNDS. Our objective is to provide preliminary data regarding the potential benefit of using these novel wound...
INCREASE IN SKIN SURFACE ELASTICITY
Posted by onINCREASE IN SKIN SURFACE ELASTICITY IN NORMAL VOLUNTEER SUBJECTS FOLLOWING THE USE OF COPPER OXIDE IMPREGNATED SOCKS Background: Copper is an essential mineral involved in the formation and stabilisation of extracellular skin proteins. As copper...
INCREASED PRO‐COLLAGEN 1, ELASTIN, AND TGF‐Β1 EXPRESSION BY COPPER IONS
Posted by onClinical studies demonstrated that continued exposure to copper oxide-embedded textiles, such as pillowcases, significantly reduces the depth of facial wrinkles and skin sagging and enhances skin elasticity.This study substantiated the anti‐aging effect that copper ions...
TREATMENT OF TINEA PEDIS WITH SOCKS CONTAINING COPPER-OXIDE IMPREGNATED FIBERS
Posted by onTinea pedis, known as Athlete’s foot, is a common fungal infection of the feet, the majority of cases caused by dermatophytes. Copper oxide has potent antimicrobial and antifungal properties. Background: Tinea pedis, known as Athlete’s foot,...
COPPER, AN ANCIENT REMEDY RETURNING TO FIGHT MICROBIAL, FUNGAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS
Posted by onCOPPER, AN ANCIENT REMEDY RETURNING TO FIGHT MICROBIAL, FUNGAL AND VIRAL INFECTIONS Copper has potent biocidal properties. Copper ions, either alone or in copper complexes, have been used for centuries to disinfect liquids, solids and...
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF WEARING COPPER OXIDE IMPREGNATED SOCKS ON TINEA PEDIS
Posted by onBASED ON “BEFORE AND AFTER” PICTURES – A STATISTICAL FOLLOW-UP TOOL The present study demonstrates that statistical analysis of quantitative data obtained from digital images taken during treatment of tinea pedis is feasible and may...
IMPROVEMENT TO FOOT AND SKIN APPEARANCE BY USING COPPER OXIDE IMPREGNATED SOCKS
Posted by onCopper has two key properties that make it an attractive component to introduce into textiles and socks in particular – it has potent biocidal properties and is an essential trace element vital for the normal...