Silver

[Jansy]

Can silver be used in skin cell reproduction? If so, how? Thank you, in advance, for any answers.

[karenmac60]

From the Elastoplast site about their silver plasters - Wound pad contains silver ions. Silver kills harmful germs and reduces the risk of infection.
Dunno about skin cell reproduction, but it seems to aid healing.

[Mamyalynne]

It does help prevent infection, when my husband had a Hickmans line in to receive his chemo it has silver in it's construction.

[Sqad]

I have seen no scientific studies which indicate that sllver plays any part either in skin cell reproduction or antisepsis.

Perhaps if you put your question in the science section a more academic response may be elicited as I am not a pure scientist.

[Sqad]

I have just had another thought in that are you in some way getting mixed up with the histological stain Silver nitrate which is used in laboratories to show cells multiplying?

if so this is so, then the silver is only used in the stain and has no part to play in cell reproduction.

[islasmum]

I had a slight ingrowing toenail a few months back, and when the podiatrist had trimmed the nail and side of the nail up, silver nitrate was the put on, to aid healing.

[Jansy]

Thank you everyone, for your answers. Very interesting.