DEPOSITION PRODUCTS, COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

A composite material comprising a substrate and a deposition product and the use of a deposition product for providing an antimicrobial effect. The substrate of the composite material is a medical device. Further, in each of the composite material and the use, the deposition product consists essentially of at least one oxidized silver species and wherein the deposition product is comprised of a compound having the formula Ag₇O₈X, where X is an anion.