page_title: Oligodynamic effect
hierarchical_section_title: Oligodynamic effect
caption_attribution_description: English: photo (Pikachu) silver spoons, August 2007.Rodolph 10:12, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
context_page_description: The oligodynamic effect is a biocidal effect of metals, especially heavy metals, that occurs even in low concentrations.
  In modern times, the effect was observed by Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, although he did not identify the cause. Scholarly texts from ancient India promoted the use of brass and silver in ritual cleansing practice as well as in consumption of food and drink. The ancient Indian medical text Sushruta Samhita promoted the use of specific metals in surgical procedures as a measure to prevent infection. Brass doorknobs and silverware both exhibit this effect to an extent.
context_section_description: The oligodynamic effect (from Greek oligos "few", and dynamis "force") is a biocidal effect of metals, especially heavy metals, that occurs even in low concentrations. 
  In modern times, the effect was observed by Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, although he did not identify the cause. Scholarly texts from ancient India promoted the use of brass and silver in ritual cleansing practice as well as in consumption of food and drink. The ancient Indian medical text Sushruta Samhita promoted the use of specific metals in surgical procedures as a measure to prevent infection. Brass doorknobs and silverware both exhibit this effect to an extent.
caption: Silver spoons self-sanitize due to the oligodynamic effect
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