Silver Nanotechnology Research Articles

The adverse side effects of prenatal and postnatal rats' exposure to silver nanoparticles Induced toxicity.

Silver nanotechnology is widely applied in industry and medicine, with an increased likelihood of environmental and food contamination. This study aimed to explore the adverse effects of orally administering silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) to pregnant or lactating female rats on adults and the development of their offspring. Forty female albino rats were used to assess the immediate impacts of AgNPs in two separate experiments. The experimental group received 1 ml of AgNPs, dissolved in deionized water, at doses of 0, 50, and 100 mg/kg of body weight from the 6th to the 15th day of gestation in pregnant albino rats. After a 20-day gestation period, euthanasia was performed on the female rats, followed by a gross examination post-dissection. The feti were preserved in ethyl alcohol and Poin's solution for the identification of skeletal and visceral malformations. It was noticed that feti of dams that received AgNPs showed teratogenicities such as delayed ossification and deletion of bones or ribs. Notably, dams showed necrosis and satellitosis with evidence of behavioral alteration. While rats' pups showed only brain edema and no behavioral changes. AgNPs at a dose of 50 or 100 mg/kg induced teratogenic effect in terms of delayed ossification, abnormal limb formation, and brain edema in rat pups, however, induced necrosis and satellitosis in dam rats. Hence, greater emphasis should be placed on preventing exposure to Ag-NPs, especially among pregnant females.

Nanosilver-functionalized polysaccharides as a platform for wound dressing.

Polysaccharides that are naturally sourced have enormous promise as wound dressings, due to their wider availability and reasonable cost and good biocompatibility. Furthermore, nanosilver extensively applied in wound treatment is attributed to its broad spectrum of antimicrobial effects and lesser drug resistance. Consequently, wound dressings in corporating nanosilver have attracted wide-scale interest in wound healing, and nanosilver-functionalized polysaccharide-based wound dressings present an affordable option for healing of chronic wounds. This review encompasses preparation methods, classification, and antibacterial performances of nanosilver wound dressings. The prospective research arenas of nanosilver-based wound polysaccharide dressings are also elaborated. The review attempts to include a summary of the most recent advancements in silver nanotechnology as well as guidance for the investigation of nanosilver-functionalized polysaccharide-based wound dressings.

Leveraging the potential of silver nanoparticles-based materials towards sustainable water treatment.

Increasing demand of pure and accessible water and improper disposal of waste into the existing water resources are the major challenges for sustainable development. Nanoscale technology is an effective approach that is increasingly being applied to water remediation. Compared to conventional water treatment processes, silver nanotechnology has been demonstrated to have advantages due to its anti-microbial and oligodynamic (biocidal) properties. This review is focused on environmentally friendly green syntheses of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and their applications for the disinfection and microbial control of wastewater. A bibliometric keyword analysis is conducted to unveil important keywords and topics in the utilisation of AgNPs for water treatment applications. The effectiveness of AgNPs, as both free nanoparticles (NPs) or as supported NPs (nanocomposites), to deal with noxious pollutants like complex dyes, heavy metals as well as emerging pollutants of concern is also discussed. This knowledge dataset will be helpful for researchers to identify and utilise the distinctive features of AgNPs and will hopefully stimulate the development of novel solutions to improve wastewater treatment. This review will also help researchers to prepare effective water management strategies using nano silver-based systems manufactured using green chemistry.

Medicinal plants mediated the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biomedical applications.

The alarming effect of antibiotic resistance prompted the search for alternative medicine to resolve the microbial resistance conflict. Over the last two decades, scientists have become increasingly interested in metallic nanoparticles to discover their new dimensions. Green nano synthesis is a rapidly expanding field of interest in nanotechnology due to its feasibility, low toxicity, eco‐friendly nature, and long‐term viability. Some plants have long been used in medicine because they contain a variety of bioactive compounds. Silver has long been known for its antibacterial properties. Silver nanoparticles have taken a special place among other metal nanoparticles. Silver nanotechnology has a big impact on medical applications like bio‐coating, novel antimicrobial agents, and drug delivery systems. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical qualities of medicinal plants, as well as a convenient guideline for plant‐based silver nanoparticles and their antimicrobial activity.

Blind Comparative study between Silver nanoparticles dressings and Standard Moist Wound Dressings (SMWD) in management of diabetic foot ulcers

Abstract Background Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are the main cause of hospitalization in diabetic patients and they are considered a major worldwide health problem. Thus, there is a need to evaluate various treatment modalities. In this study we will assess the clinical efficacy of Silver nanoparticles dressing vs Standard Moist Wound Dressing (SMWD) in management of diabetic foot ulcers. Objective To compare wound outcome, limb salvage, healing time of diabetes related foot ulcers and cost effectiveness in terms of duration of hospital stay between Silver nanotechnology dressings and Standard moist wound therapy (SMWT) in management of diabetic foot ulcers. Patients and Methods This is a prospective randomized controlled study involving 34 patients with active diabetic foot ulcers, in a high volume tertiary referral vascular center. They were divided into 2 groups: 17 patients (group A) were prescribed SMWD and the other 17 patients (group B) received Silver nanoparticles wound dressing. Results Our study correlates with the study conducted by K.Suhas et al. which had observed that Silver nanoparticles wound dressing was safe and effective treatment for complex diabetic foot wounds and could lead to higher proportion of healed wounds and faster healing rates. At the end of the study, group B promised a better outcome as compared to group A. Conclusion The role of Silver nanoparticles wound dressing in healing of diabetic foot ulcers has been proposed as a novel method of manipulating the chronic wound environment in a way that it reduces bacterial burden and chronic interstitial wound fluid, increases vascularity and cytokine expression and to an extent mechanically exploiting the viscoelasticity of peri wound tissues.

Enhancing the Bioavailability of Silver Through Nanotechnology Approaches Could Overcome Efflux Pump Mediated Silver Resistance in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

While the wide-spectrum antimicrobial properties and stability of silver nanomaterials have been copiously utilized in many medical and consumer products, we found that Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is less susceptible to silver in comparison to Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Pre-exposure of MRSA to sub-lethal concentrations of AgNO₃ caused 2.5-fold increase in LD50 of silver suggesting an inducible resistance mechanism. Studies involving gene expression profiling and efflux pump blockers showed the induction of P-type efflux pumps (Cop A, Cop Z and Nor B) as the principle mechanism conferring silver resistance in MRSA. Chlorpromazine-an efflux pump blocker increased sensitivity of MRSA to silver. Leveraging on these observations, silver resistance in MRSA was circumvented by enhancing the bioavailability of silver by cationic functioning of silver nanoparticles or by co-delivering silver together with chlorpromazine. Atomic Force Microscopy showed that poly-ethylene imine (PEI) functionalized silver nanoparticles adhere to bacterial cells which was found to increase the bioavailability, membrane rupture and cell death. The strategy of co-delivery of AgNO₃ and chlorpromazine using chitosan-functionalized wormhole silica nanoparticles caused 12 log reduction in bacterial count which was 1000 times higher than bacterial reduction by AgNO₃ alone. In short, these studies showed that circumventing antimicrobial resistance in pathogenic bacteria is possible by designed silver nanotechnology.

Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles for Wound Healing Application: Progress and Future Trends.

Recent data have reported that the burden of infections related to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the European Union and European Economic Area (EEA) can be estimated as the cumulative burden of tuberculosis, influenza, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In wound management, the control of infections represents a crucial issue and a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide. For diabetic wounds ulcers, in particular, infections are related to the majority of amputations in diabetic patients, which today represent an increasing number of the elderly. The greatest barrier to healing is represented by the biofilm, an organized consortium of bacteria encapsulated in a self-produced extracellular polymeric substance with high resistance to conventional antimicrobial therapies. There is an urgent need for novel anti-biofilm strategies and novel antimicrobial agents and, in this scenario, silver nanotechnology has received tremendous attention in recent years in therapeutically enhanced healthcare. Due to its intrinsic therapeutic properties and the broad-spectrum antimicrobial efficacy, silver nanoparticles have opened new horizons towards novel approaches in the control of infections in wound healing. This review aims at providing the reader with an overview of the most recent progress in silver nanotechnology, with a special focus on the role of silver in the wound healing process.

Вплив уведення наночастинок срібла на ооцити й клітини їх фолікулярного оточення в умовах експериментального гломерулонефриту

Наші нанотехнології й наномедицина швидко розвиваються в пошуках нових ліків. Препарати на основі наночастинок срібла (НЧС) серед них займають лідируюче становище. Стають актуальними дослідження, спрямовані на оцінку впливу різних доз і розмірів НЧС на жіночу репродуктивну систему у тварин. Такі дослідження нададуть нові дані, які будуть сприяти більш повному розумінню механізмів дії НЧС в лабораторних умовах, а також забезпечать успішний перехід нанотехнологій срібла в клініку. Отже, вплив НЧС на клітини і тканини ссавців вимагає подальшого вивчення.
 Мета цього дослідження – оцінити вплив внутрішньовенного введення наночастинок срібла на функціональний стан яєчника у мишей, а саме на ооцити (їх кількість і мейотичене дозрівання) і на клітини їх фолікулярного оточення (кількість живих і з морфологічними ознаками апоптичної і некротичної загибелі) в умовах експериментального гломерулонефриту.
 Експериментальний гломерулонефрит у мишей отримували імунізацією білих лабораторних мишей першого покоління суспензією антигену нирки, отриманої від попереднього покоління. Уведення проводили таким чином: антиген нирки − внутрішньобрюшинно три рази 1 раз в день; процедуру повторювали через три тижні, один раз внутрішньобрюшинно тією самою дозою (10 мкл суспензії на 10 г ваги). Наночастки срібла (30 нм) - внутрішньовенно три рази: 1 раз в день за 1 годину до імунізації тварин суспензією антигену нирки; а також через три тижні в тій самій дозі (2 мг / кг).
 Встановлено, що кількість ооцитів, що відновлювали мейоз in vitro у тварин в умовах експериментального гломерулонефриту, зменшується, порівнянні з такою кількістю у контрольних тварин; в умовах введення НЧС не виявлено пригнічення мейотичного дозрівання ооцитів; уведення НЧС в умовах експериментального гломерулонефриту збільшує кількість ооцитів, що відновлюють мейоз in vitro, порівняно з такими величинами в контролі і в умовах експериментального гломерулонефриту, а також збільшується кількість живих клітин і зменшується кількість клітин із морфологічними ознаками апоптозу в фолікулярному оточенні ооцитів.

Nanosilver: new ageless and versatile biomedical therapeutic scaffold.

Silver nanotechnology has received tremendous attention in recent years, owing to its wide range of applications in various fields and its intrinsic therapeutic properties. In this review, an attempt is made to critically evaluate the chemical, physical, and biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as well as their efficacy in the field of theranostics including microbiology and parasitology. Moreover, an outlook is also provided regarding the performance of AgNPs against different biological systems such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites (leishmanial and malarial parasites) in curing certain fatal human diseases, with a special focus on cancer. The mechanism of action of AgNPs in different biological systems still remains enigmatic. Here, due to limited available literature, we only focused on AgNPs mechanism in biological systems including human (wound healing and apoptosis), bacteria, and viruses which may open new windows for future research to ensure the versatile application of AgNPs in cosmetics, electronics, and medical fields.

Silver Nanotechnology — the Future in Caries Therapy? A Report of Two Cases

AbstractIntroduction: Dental decays remain the most common and rampant biofilm-dependent oral disorders. Influencing the delicate dynamic between demineralization and remineralization is a big challenge in clinical practice, and nanotechnology is considered a viable solution. The therapeutic management of caries, which includes nanotechnology, has two big approaches, an antibacterial one and a remineralizing one. Silver is recognized to display a powerful toxicity to a large variety of micro-organisms, thus silver-based composites have been widely used in several bactericidal applications.Case report: We present our attempts and results in using silver nanoparticle solutions on a 14-year-old and a 34-year-old patient with dental decays and no previous dental pain. One of the cases was treated with chlorhexidine 2% and the other with Nanocare Plus, as antimicrobial agents. In both cases we recorded decreased values of the bacterial burden in comparison with the initial values.Conclusion: This two-case presentation compared the antibacterial effect of two antibacterial solutions, providing useful information regarding novel therapies for dental caries, but further research in this domain is needed.

Advances in Silver Nanotechnology: An Update on Biomedical Applications and Future Perspectives.

Nanotechnology is one of the most promising fields for producing new applications in nanotechnology, biotechnology, and medicine. However, only a few products have been used for nanotechnology, biotechnology, and medical purposes. Nanoparticles have been among the most usually applied nanomaterial in our health care system for hundreds of years. The most prominent nano product is nano silver which generally present at 1-100 nm in size in at least one dimension. Silver nanoparticles reveal remarkably unusual chemical, physical and biological properties and have been used for many different applications which detailed in this review. This review is focusing on the different form of silver nanoparticles and its nanotechnological, biotechnological and medical applications.

The Green route of Silver nanotechnology: Phytosynthesis and applications

A BS TR AC T: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are amongst the most investigated materials in nanotechnology in view of their unique physio-chemical features and and applications in restorative science. Their progressive usage in different fields of science and some predominant restrictions with conventional methods for their synthesis have demanded analysts to discover green courses for their creation. Biological methods are the preferred to combat with the issues concerned with the nanoparticle synthesis. Within this decade, thousands of plants have been screened to analyze the final impact on characterization and morphology of AgNPs compared to general modes of their synthesis. Phytosynthetic method is an eco-friendly route that can lead to an advanced production of silver nanoparticles with controlled morphology. We herein reviewed the present aspects of phytosynthesis of AgNPs and their importance in modern science. Moreover, overviews of proposed mechanisms in this technology have also been included, which ultimately provide some insights of their safe use and demand for further research.

Nanosilver: Weighing the Risks and Benefits

It takes a special sort of case to spur attorneys into a debate over the drooling habits of toddlers. Yet that’s where lawyers from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Swiss chemicals company HeiQ found themselves in January 2013 as they debated in a federal appeals court the extent to which 1-year-olds and 3-year-olds chew, salivate, and swallow.1 At issue in the NRDC’s suit against the EPA, which is still awaiting ruling, was whether the agency was right in granting a conditional registration in December 2011 to a nanosilver-based antimicrobial fabric treatment manufactured by HeiQ.2 The EPA’s risk assessment was based in part on assumptions about exposure of 3-year-olds by sucking or chewing on nanosilver-laced textiles such as clothing, blankets, and pillowcases. Silver nanoparticles are added to a variety of textiles and home goods as an antimicrobial. Although silver has been used safely for centuries, some question whether the rapid expansion of new exposure sources to nanosilver could have adverse consequences. ... NRDC lawyer Catherine Rahm, however, begged to differ with the agency’s methods. In the January hearing, she argued that the agency record shows infants are more likely than any other subset of children to chew on fabrics that could contain the pesticide, and that if the agency were to recalculate its risk assessment based on the body weight of a 1-year-old, nanosilver concentrations in HeiQ’s product could result in potentially harmful exposures. It’s an obscure but critical distinction as far as risk assessment goes. And given the implications for HeiQ and other companies looking to follow in its footsteps, the case has landed at the center of a prolonged conflict over the regulation of nanosilver and the growing deployment of this antimicrobial ingredient in a variety of commercial and consumer products. Yet regardless of which side prevails in the case, the truth about nanosilver is not black and white. Even the loudest voices joining the NRDC’s call for strict regulation of nanosilver concede that context is key. “I’m not somebody who is for or against nano,” says Ian Illuminato, who directs Friends of the Earth’s U.S. nanotechnology campaign, which has produced a series of reports on the potential dangers of nanosilver and other nanomaterials. “I’m just saying we need to do this in a mature and adult way. That’s not to say this isn’t a helpful technology and it doesn’t have a place in our future, but in the way it’s evolving right now, it’s very risky.” Greg Lowry, a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University who studies the fate of nanoparticles in the environment, agrees that the use of nanosilver is a matter of balancing risk and reward. “There’s a tremendous potential benefit to the use in some of these products,” he says. “What one has to do is to ask yourself whether the benefits outweigh the risk.”

Reduction of the spoilage-related microflora in absorbent pads by silver nanotechnology during modified atmosphere packaging of beef meat.

Silver-based antibacterial hybrid materials have been developed by in situ reduction of silver nitrate (1%) adsorbed on cellulose fibers by thermal and UV treatments. Microscopy revealed that the silver nanoparticles were dispersed and regular in shape. Migrated silver ions achieved 60 ppm in beef meat exudates. The ability of the silver-loaded absorbent pads to lower microbial contamination of exuded fluids was studied during storage of beef meat in modified atmosphere packaging. Cellulose-silver hybrid materials reduced the levels of the major microbial groups (total aerobic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, Pseudomonas spp., and Enterobacteriaceae) present in the absorbent pads by an average of 1 log CFU/g during the entire storage period. The levels of total aerobic bacteria and Pseudomonas spp. were significantly reduced in the presence of silver ions, whereas lactic acid bacteria were less sensitive and not significantly affected. Enterobacteriaceae levels remained under the detection limit when silver was present. Neither the color of the meat nor the microbial loads were markedly affected by the presence of the silver-based antimicrobial hybrid materials.

Reducing the risk of infection in vascular access patients: An in-vitro evaluation of an antimicrobial silver nanotechnology luer activated device

Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Denise Macklin, Charles E. Edmiston, Vea Makina; Reducing the risk of infection in vascular access patients: An in-vitro evaluation of an antimicrobial silver nanotechnology luer activated device. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access 1 September 2010; 15 (3): 108–110. doi: https://doi.org/10.2309/1552-8855-15.3.108b Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest Search

Environmental and Human Health Risks of Aerosolized Silver Nanoparticles

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are gaining attention from the academic and regulatory communities, not only because of their antimicrobial effects and subsequent product applications, but also because of their potential health and environmental risks. Whereas AgNPs in the aqueous phase are under intensive study, those in the atmosphere have been largely overlooked, although it is well established that inhalation of nanoparticles is associated with adverse health effects. This review summarizes the present state of knowledge concerning airborne AgNPs to shed light on the possible environmental exposure scenarios that may accompany the production and popularization of silver nanotechnology consumer products. The current understanding of the toxicity of AgNPs points toward a potential threat via the inhalation exposure route. Nano-particle size, chemical composition, crystal structure, surface area, and the rate of silver ion release are expected to be important variables in determining toxicity. Possible routes of aerosolization of AgNPs from the production, use, and disposal of existing consumer products are presented. It is estimated that approximately 14% of silver nanotechnology products that have been inventoried could potentially release silver particles into the air during use, whether through spraying, dry powder dispersion, or other methods. In laboratory and industrial settings, six methods of aerosolization have been used to produce airborne AgNPs: spray atomization, liquid-flame spray, thermal evaporation-condensation, chemical vaporization, dry powder dispersion, and manual handling. Fundamental uncertainties remain about the fate of AgNPs in the environment, their short- and long-term health effects, and the specific physical and chemical properties of airborne particles that are responsible for health effects. Thus, to better understand the risks associated with silver nanotechnology, it is vital to understand the conditions under which AgNPs could become airborne.

Reducing the risk of infection in vascular access patients: An in vitro evaluation of an antimicrobial silver nanotechnology luer activated device

Luer-activated devices (LAD) have been designed to reduce the risk of sharps injury; however, published reports suggest that internal fluid path contamination occurs in selected devices. The present in vitro study compares the antimicrobial property of a silver-nanotechnology LAD to 8 nonantimicrobial LADs. A laboratory reference strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (ATCC 33592) was used to prepare a standardized microbial challenge, 3.73- to 3.86-log(10) colony-forming units (cfu)/mL, adjusted for fluid path volume for 9 commercially available LAD (1 sliver nanotechnology LAD and 8 non-antimicrobial LADs). Following incubation (15 hours at 30 degrees C), each device was flushed, serially diluted, and plated in triplicate to trypticase soy agar for microbial recovery, expressed as log(10) cfu/mL. Comparison of fluid path volumes documented a wide variation between the 9 commercial devices (range, 0.025-0.359 mL). Log(10) microbial recovery were shown to increase on average 1.5 to 3.0 logs in the 8 non-antimicrobial LADs, whereas S aureus recovery in the silver-nanoparticle LAD demonstrated a 2.6-log decrease following incubation (P < or = .05). These findings suggest that, under in vitro conditions, a silver nanotechnology was effective in reducing the risk of fluid path colonization when the LAD was challenged using a standardized inoculum of a laboratory reference strain of MRSA. Further studies are warranted to assess the clinical efficacy of an antimicrobial LAD technology for reducing the risk of vascular access (catheter associated) infections.

Preservation of aseptic conditions in absorbent pads by using silver nanotechnology

Silver nanoparticles have been formed in fluff pulp and nanostructured Lyocell fibres by immersion in silver nitrate, and a subsequent transformation of the adsorbed silver ions into elementary silver nanoparticles by physical (thermal/UV) or chemical (sodium borohydride) methods. Microscopy revealed that nanoparticles generated by physical methods were regular in shape and efficiently dispersed, while the chemical reduction produced highly aggregated nanoparticles. Nanoparticle size has been found relevant to guarantee high antimicrobial activity, being the samples with big aggregated silver nanoparticles almost inefficient. Indeed a satisfactory correlation between silver ion release and the antimicrobial efficiency against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus could be confirmed, and furthermore, the highest concentrations tested were efficient to reduce the microbial load in poultry exudates. This work demonstrates that especially designed absorbent materials could be optimised to preserve aseptic conditions during manipulation, leading to feasible applications of a silver based nanotechnology in food technology.

드럼세탁기 사용시 세탁물의 변.퇴색 방지에 관한 연구

은나노를 이용한 드럼식 세탁기로 세탁한 경우 발생되는 세탁물의 변퇴색 및 오염현상을 관찰하기 위해 이와 유사한 세탁원리를 갖는 론더로메타를 이용하여 그 결과를 알아보았다. 반응성염료로 염색한 면직물과 분산염료로 염색한 폴리에스터 직물을 세탁포로 하고, 첨부 백포로 면, 폴리에스테르, 나일론을 이용하여, 세탁온도, 세탁액비, 세제 농도, 세탁용수를 변화시켜 세탁물의 염색견뢰도를 관찰하였고, 은물로 세탁한 경우 세탁물로의 은침착 여부를 관찰하였다. 그 결과, 세탁조건에 따른 염색포의 변색은 크지 않았으나, 세탁온도가 높고, 세탁 액비가 낮은 조건에서 첨부 백포로의 오염이 크게 나타났고, 특히 나일론 첨부 백포로의 오염이 컸다. 세제농도와 세탁용수는 염색견뢰도에 큰 영향을 미치지 않았다. 세탁용수를 달리하여 세제없이 백포만 반복 세탁한 경우, 은물로 세탁한 면, 나일론은 수돗물로 세탁한 경우보다 백도가 약간 낮게 나타났으며, 정량분석 결과 세탁물에 은화합물이 침착되었음이 확인되었다. To study the effect of a washing machine with silver nano technology on its detergency, the discoloring of the dyed clothes and the staining of standards adjacent fabrics were examined. As the laundry specimen, cotton fabric dyed with reactive dyes and Polyester fabric dyed with disperse dyes were chosen; and as the adjacent fabrics, undyed cotton. polyester and nylon fabrics were chosen. The colorfastness was evaluated after washing under conditions that those washing temperature, liquor ratio, detergency concentration and the type of water were varied. When the clothes were washed with the tap water contains silver ion, the deposition of silver compounds into the washed clothes was measured. As a results, after the washing in the various conditions, discoloring of the dyed clothes was not intense. The higher the washing temperature and the lower the liquor ratio, the larger the staining appeared on the white fabrics; especially for the white nylon fabrics. The concentration of detergent and the type of water affected hardly the colorfastness. After the repeated washing with the water contains silver, whiteness of the cotton and the nylon fabrics were lower than the result after the washing with the tap water, and a quantity of silver ions was found on the washed clothes.