Green

Silver is known worldwide as a safe, natural antimicrobial, with its use to prevent infection dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. In the 1920's, it was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as an antibacterial agent, and was widely used to prevent infection before the introduction of antibiotics. Today, an assortment of silver compounds and solutions are used as remedies for a wide variety of diseases.

Originating in its ionized form, silver's antimicrobial properties emerge when its ion molecularly bonds with other substances used by bacteria. When the silver complexes with these molecules, the bacteria can no longer use them and dies.

Though the innate properties of this natural element have long been known for fighting pathogens, until Vescom + Silver, there was no proven delivery system to transfer silver's antipathogenic protection to interior environments. Now Silvadur's patented breakthrough technology gives Vescom customers a way to destroy bacteria, odors, mold and mildew that is harmless to the environment.