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any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:35 pm
by Cu Later
silver and copper? antimicrobial and energy transfer?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:33 pm
by 68Camaro
I'm neither of these, but I do manage some thermal analysis engineers. What's the question?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:48 pm
by Hades12
I slept at a holiday inn express last night!

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:39 pm
by Thogey
I once burnt my hand down to the bone and it wouldn't heal.

Silvadyne (ointment) fixed it.

Re: any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:49 pm
by silverflake
thogey, I'm no doctor, but I am a pharmacist. You had silvadene cream. Silver has incredible antimicrobial qualities and silvadene is a common cream used on burns. Silver has actually been shown to inhibit HIV binding to cells in-vitro (I think I read that in the journal of nanotechnology). As if we needed more reason to love silver.

Keep stacking.

Re: any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:04 pm
by Thogey
Well..there you are!

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:16 pm
by Thogey
Silvadene was great! I had this gaping hole just below my left index knuckle for weeks. Once we started silvadene, the wound immediatley closed up (within a couple days) and healed quickly. Except for an indent that only I notice, no scar exists.

Re: any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:22 am
by 68Camaro
Looks like it requires a prescription - too bad.

Re: any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:39 am
by twentybux
Hades12 wrote:I slept at a holiday inn express last night!


Dang, too slow. I just about to say the same thing but you beat me to it. :D

Re: any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:03 pm
by Cu Later
just curious of their capabilities and possible future uses.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:37 pm
by Rodebaugh
Cu Later wrote:just curious of their capabilities and possible future uses.


Some studies involving endotracheal tubes coated with silver particulate to inhibit bacterial growth were being conducted at WVU while I was in school. The idea was to cut down on secondary respiratory infections caused by normal oral microorganisms.

Lots o' cool things......my favorite is still the Morgan Dollar. :)

Re: any medical or thermodynamic engineers?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:18 pm
by slvrbck
We recently did a trial period with silver impregnated hubs for medical central lines designed to decrease infection rates. Never saw the full report but from what I heard the results were quite impressive.