Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Optimization on Silver Doped Glasses

Abstract

Glasses that are incorporated with antimicrobial agents have gained importance especially for their use in textiles, cosmetics, touch screens, wall and floor coverings, hospital applications, biomaterials etc. Silver is the most widely known active ingredient in antimicrobial agents due to its high activity against a broad range of bacteria and low toxicity. Owing to its potential usage in these applications, it was aimed to investigate antimicrobial properties of glasses doped with silver in the present study.