Modern Western medicine recognizes silver as the most
effective antimicrobial agent, natural or otherwise. At the turn of the century,
silver was actually considered the first antibiotic – silver foil was used as a
wound dressing.
Today, silver is used for its broad-spectrum antimicrobial
properties in healthcare products ranging from bandages to burn care treatments
to catheters – almost any product where infection control is critical. The
majority of Americans are first exposed to silver at birth, when silver nitrate
eye drops are used to prevent infection.
Silver is also widely used for industrial applications, most
notably in drinking water filters and swimming pool filtration systems.
What is
X-Static?
X-Static®
– The Silver Fiber has a layer of pure silver permanently bounded to the surface
of a textile fiber.
The process is such that the fiber, with its silver layer,
retains traditional textile and tactile characteristics. It can be used in
knits, wovens and non-wovens as either a filament or spun yarn.
X-Static®
offers all of the benefits known to be inherent to pure silver, only in a new
format – a textile fiber.
History of Silver
The use of silver for its medical and therapeutic benefits
dates back thousands of years. In fact, the Romans were the first to publish and
document the “magical healing” powers of silver when used to cover wounds.
Further, Cyrus the Great, in the 5th century BC, would only
let his troops go to war if they carried water in silver vessels – something he
knew would keep the water supply clean and safe. It is somewhat humbling to know
that a Persian King touted the benefits of the active ingredient used in
X-Static®.
Roman intuition proved to be correct. Modern Western medicine recognizes silver
as the most effective antimicrobial agent, natural or otherwise. At the turn of
the century, silver was actually considered the first antibiotic – silver foil
was used as a wound dressing.
Today, silver is used for its broad-spectrum antimicrobial
properties in healthcare products ranging from bandages to burn care treatments
to catheters – almost any product where infection control is critical.
The majority of Americans are first exposed to silver at
birth, when silver nitrate eye drops are used to prevent infection. Silver is
also widely used for industrial applications, most notably in drinking water
filters and swimming pool filtration systems.
