Quote Originally Posted by Navanod View Post
This is going to be really entertaining thread

FYI, some biotech companies are selling silver plates hidden in a plastic cartridge as some kinda "secret" anti microbial wonder for biologists to put into waterbaths and incubators so nothing grows where they're not supposed to

price? around SGD$100, which is about USD$65
talk about scientific markup!
Copper does the same thing: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Hea...00810415139125

Copper 'Kills Hospital Superbug'

Scientists say that making door handles, taps and light switches from copper could stop the spread of the modern-day killer.

Bacteria is unable to survive on the metal, so copper surfaces could succeed where other infection controls have not been as successful.

The healing power of copper has been used by Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to treat wounds but has only been considered as a modern solution since a study at Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital.

Microbiologist Tom Elliott said: "It is what I would call an intelligent metal. The copper is quietly working away in the background, killing organisms all the time."