University Study Shows Ionic Silver Effective Against SARS; Supports Previous Research Findings on SARS Virus
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June 13, 2005 09:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2005--AgION Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of engineered antimicrobial solutions, today announced that its research efforts have demonstrated that ionic silver was found to effectively deactivate the human coronavirus strain 229E, a virus linked to SARS, during a laboratory study conducted by the University of Arizona.
The study, led by C.P. Gerba, Ph.D. and K.R. Bright, Ph.D., tested various ionic silver and copper levels to determine if they were effective against the human coronavirus strain 229E,...