What is Antimicrobial Copper?
What is Antimicrobial Copper?
How Does It Work?
The science behind MD-Cu29 Antimicrobial Copper.
Since ancient times, long before anyone knew what bacteria were, civilizations instinctually relied on copper for its antimicrobial properties. They noted that water conveyed or contained in copper vessels was more pure – with little or no slime. What they were witnessing was copper’s inherent ability to fight molds, fungus, algae and bacteria.
Today, researchers have affirmed copper’s sanitizing properties in laboratories, which is evident even in small quantities. Investigations by the EPA show that copper works at a molecular level, creating radicals and disrupting cellular functions that inactivate disease-causing bacteria1.
In the past ten years, a number of studies have proven copper’s efficacy in destroying life-threatening bacteria*1, including Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli), Methicilin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE).
