Silver Aiding New Medical Technologies

``The medical use of silver has helped reduce the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant germs spreading through a hospital population. "Today, advances in coatings technology has enabled medical equipment producers to introduce silver-coated instruments and hospital equipment for use in treating patients -- eliminating, on contact, almost every bacterial or fungal exposure," said Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director of the Silver Institute. To that point, as one of many recent developments regarding silver and health, NMI Health, located in Reno, Nevada, recently launched its SilverCare Plus antimicrobial performance soft surface products at the 40th Annual Association of Professionals for Infection Control conference in Florida earlier this month. NMI Health exhibited its suite of SilverCare Plus performance fabrics including: scrub and lab coat material, patient gowns, linens, blankets and cubicle curtains. Collectively, these products account for over 90 percent of soft surfaces found in the patient environment, according to the company. NMI Health partnered with Noble Biomaterials to manufacture the SilverCare Plus line.''