Made with highly engineered, elastic fabric, a sleeve, for instance, is designed to mold around a particular area to help increase blood and lymphatic flow. Compression TherapyĬompression garments are used to deliver graduated pressure, improve circulation and provide better support for high impact activities for athletes, or improve blood flow for patients suffering from arthritis. To that end, it almost comes as no surprise that copper’s inherent advantages are now being applied to fabric - particularly for compression garments. Along with reports of its disinfecting possibilities, anecdotal reports of copper being used for its pain management and wound healing properties are also making the rounds. The world however, was all too eager to leverage on copper’s antimicrobial properties.
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And while there has only been one published clinical trial that demonstrates the effectiveness of copper, the results - which showed a 58 percent drop in infection rates - was enough to prompt further study. How does it work?Ĭopper kills various pathogens once it interacts with oxygen and modifying oxygen molecules. “Tests performed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that 99.9 percent of disease-causing bacteria and viruses are eliminated within two hours on surfaces made of copper or its alloys,” reports the Del Mar Times. Even the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites copper as the only metal in the world that can help prevent pathogens.
Fast food chains like Chick-fil-A have begun using copper for their restroom door handles. Apparently the Colorado Springs US Olympic Committee’s flagship training center uses dumbbells with antimicrobial copper grips, similar to professional hockey teams the LA Kings and St. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has installed drinking fountains with copper surfaces.
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In the US alone, 15 hospitals are looking to install - if they haven’t already - copper components across busy surfaces that are prone to exposure from microbes. Today, the natural element has made a come back. Romans and Aztecs even relied on it for its medicinal properties. Ancient Egyptians would use it to sterilize wounds Greeks would use it to create clean drinking water. Belief in copper’s antibacterial properties date back thousands of years.
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