AgION
The AgION™ antimicrobial is a compound of silver ions, the active ingredient, bonded to a ceramic material that is completely inert. Therefore it is released at a slow and steady rate. Ambient moisture in the air causes low-level release that effectively maintains an antimicrobial surface.
As humidity increases and the environment becomes ideal for bacterial growth, more silver is released. Yet there is a maximum release rate. So even under very wet conditions, the silver releases very slowly, insuring long term protection. And because silver kills microbes by interacting with multiple binding sites on their surface that are completely unlike those used by organic antibiotics, the likelihood of bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics due to use of silver may be lower.