Silver Ions kill virtually all microbes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0910-killing_germs.htm

"DUARTE, Calif.--For more than 6,000 years, humans have used silver to fight germs, also known as microbes. Now, some hospitals are using a silver compound to reduce hospital infections. You can't see them, but millions of microorganisms are living quietly among us, in places where we least expect them. Cancer patient Steve Measer worries about germs a lot. "In the last two months I have been in three separate hospitals." But at the Helford Clinical Research Hospital at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif., where he is receiving treatment, microbes are hard to find. Dr. James Miser, Chief Executive Officer at City of Hope National Medical Center, says, "The room which we are currently standing is as free of germs as medically possible in a hospital." This is possible because the ducts delivering air to patients' rooms are
coated with a silver-based anti-microbial compound called AgION. It can kill bacteria, viruses and fungus. Jeffrey Trogolo, Chief Technology Officer at AgION Technologies, Inc. in Wakefield, Mass., says, "When the conditions are right, it turns on, and that's where the silver comes out." Agion technologies is using silver, a centuries-old germ killer, in a unique compound to coat surfaces and instruments that could spread disease. When bacteria are detected, the compound releases silver ions to the surface, killing existing microbes and any
new ones that come along. "We have virtually no organisms grown," Dr. Miser says. It's potent enough to kill germs, but is safe to use on virtually any surface. Trogolo says, "It's less toxic than table salt and less irritating than talcum powder. Ultimately we hope this will result in less infections and actually better outcomes for the patients." The silver compound can also kill germs in your kitchen, on shopping cart handles, even in your sneakers. It's already used in a number of products including athletic footwear, door hardware, pens and business supplies."

Silver Ions kill virtually all microbes. If you haven’t clued in yet, this is essentially ionic silver.
Again, we find more research supporting Dr. Robert C Beck’s claims about Ionic Silver.
It truly is the most powerful anti-microbial known to man.

It is interesting to note the idea that silver kills microbes has had several smear campaigns run against it.
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/PhonyAds/silverad.html
Quackwatch, and a variety of mainstream news channels dismiss the idea as quackery.
Clearly, the research shows silver ions kill microbes, and are non-toxic.