Re: Antimicrobial silver & gold (tweezers)


Simon X wrote:
> I understand that silver is known to have antimicrobial properties.
>
> Does gold also have the same properties?
>
> Is this why gold is used to plate the end of some domestic-use
> tweezers?
>
> Is silver ever used in domestic-use tweezers?

Many heavy metals are known to have bateriostatic properties. Coins,
for example, despite being handled by many people all day long tend to
test low when checked on cultureing agar. Try it and see. The gold
plating is probably more likely to prevent corrosion of the point,
however.

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