Too slow. Takes years with the ones that usually attack rubber. Marshall
twll wrote: > Why can't the tire industry use the microbes to eat up all the used tires > that are such a problem ? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Nave" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:55 PM > Subject: CS>Microbe-busting rubber > > > Here's some "data" that may help to convince certain types of sceptics > > about the effectiveness of silver ions in combating bacteria. They're > > using them in industry. > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > Article from "Machine Design" magazine > > September 18, 2003 > > > > > > Microbe-busting rubber > > > > A new line of antimicrobial heat-cured rubber compounds help thwart > > bacteria and microbe growth in food-processing, packaging, medical, and > > other applications. Rubber parts can be particularly vulnerable to > > attack by bacteria and fungi because their chemical make-up provides an > > ideal nutrient source. Elastoguard elastomers contain an antimicrobial > > Alphasan biocide. The silver-sodium-zirconium-phosphate (silver NZP) is > > an ion-exchange resin that permeates the entire rubber part. This > > skin-to-core protection works by releasing silver ions (Ag+), which > > exchange with other common, positively charged ions readily available in > > the surrounding environment. Microbes absorb the silver ions. This > > interrupts the formation of vital enzymes that help the organism grow > > and reproduce. Parts made from these elastomers are heat stable to over > > 800 deg C. Applications for the modified rubber include seals, gaskets, > > O-rings, wheels, and casters as well as diaphragms, bladders, liners , > > and tubing. > > > > Milliken Coated Products & Elastomers > > 920 Milliken Rd. > > Spartanburg, SC 29303 > > (864) 598-0107 > > www.millikenchemical.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > >
