-Silver fibers
-Silver fibers
Silver fibers have played an important part in the development of medicine, silver is being renewed in a wide variety of biomedical applications where it can prevent the growth of micro-organisms. Silver has a broader spectrum of activity and it is less likely to engender high levels of resistance than most modern antibiotics . Metallic silver is used in a number of surgical application , both structural devices (cranial support plates structure , aneurysm clips, and tracheotomy tubes) and prostheses ( the Jonas silicone – silver penile prostheses) .It provides the advantages of good tissue bio-compatibility, with corrosion resistance and Pascal strength . (22)