Processes for production of articles coated with oxidized silver species used as antimicrobial materials for medical devices

Abstract From the Canadian patent

This invention relates to methods for coating a substrate with an oxidized metal, species and to the products of such methods. The methods are particularly suited for, coating a substrate with a very thin coating of an oxidized metal species. The methods, may be used to produce coated substrates for use in many applications including but not, limited to electronics materials engineering and medical products. In a preferred, embodiment, the metal is silver and the substrates are medical products or devices. As a result, in a preferred embodiment the invention relates i:o methods for coating articles with oxidized silver species used as antimicrobial materials for medical, devices as …