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THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF
"NANOCRYSTALLINE SILVER
AS A TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT"

Robert H. Demling, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Director, Burn Center
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA 02115

Robert E. Burrell, Ph.D.
Westaim Corporation
Fort Saskatchewan
Alberta, Canada
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Table of Contents
Section 1	Introduction
Section 2	Historical Overview of Medicinal Silver and Wounds
Section 3	Nanotechnology
Section 4	Biological Properties of Nanocrystalline Silver Compared to Other Silver Products
Section 5	Theoretical Considerations
Section 6	Summary
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