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| Company type | Private |
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| Headquarters | Alpine, Utah, United States |
| Website | https://www.ablsilver.com/ |
American Biotech Labs, LLC. is a privately held silver nanotechnology company based in Alpine, Utah established in 1998. [1]
Products developed by American Biotech Labs primarily involve an aqueous sol of silver(I,III) oxide particles, termed "SilverSol" or silver hydrosol. [2]
SilverSol is used in the medical dressing ASAP Wound Dressing Gel, held by American Biotech Labs' sister company, ABL Medical. [3]
SilverSol technology, the main focus of American Biotech Labs, is used in dentistry for developing connective tissue reattachment procedures using erbium lasers, restorative protocols, endodontic protocols, bone grafting protocols, dental implants, and non-surgical periodontal protocols. [4] It has been approved by the EPA for both initial cleaning and maintenance of dental waterlines. [5]
Additionally, the approved product has been found to be effective against biofilms. [6]
Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). At this scale, commonly known as the nanoscale, surface area and quantum mechanical effects become important in describing properties of matter. This definition of nanotechnology includes all types of research and technologies that deal with these special properties. It is common to see the plural form "nanotechnologies" as well as "nanoscale technologies" to refer to research and applications whose common trait is scale. An earlier understanding of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal of precisely manipulating atoms and molecules for fabricating macroscale products, now referred to as molecular nanotechnology.
The Monsanto Company was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Monsanto's best-known product is Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbicide, developed in the 1970s. Later, the company became a major producer of genetically engineered crops. In 2018, the company ranked 199th on the Fortune 500 of the largest United States corporations by revenue.
The medical uses of silver include its use in wound dressings, creams, and as an antibiotic coating on medical devices. Wound dressings containing silver sulfadiazine or silver nanomaterials may be used to treat external infections. The limited evidence available shows that silver coatings on endotracheal breathing tubes may reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. There is tentative evidence that using silver-alloy indwelling catheters for short-term catheterizing will reduce the risk of catheter-acquired urinary tract infections.
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The American Dental Association (ADA) is an American professional association established in 1859 which has more than 161,000 members. Based in the American Dental Association Building in the Near North Side of Chicago, the ADA is the world's largest and oldest national dental association. The organization lobbies on behalf of the American dental profession and provides dental accreditation.
Chlorhexidine is a disinfectant and antiseptic with the molecular formula C22H30Cl2N10, which is used for skin disinfection before surgery and to disinfect surgical instruments. It is also used for cleaning wounds, preventing dental plaque, treating yeast infections of the mouth, and to keep urinary catheters from blocking. It is used as a liquid or a powder. It is commonly used in salt form, either the gluconate or the acetate.
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