ABSTRACT
In ancient Egypt, silver bars were kept in water in order to make medicine for the treatment of ulcers. Although silver has been known in medicine for a very long time, the history of nanosilver began in the second half of the 20th century. The wide use of nanosilver in both everyday life and medicine provides an avenue for nanosilver to enter the human body in various ways. Nanosilver has also been introduced into this field of medicine. In medicine, silver can be used in various forms: bulk silver, silver ions and nanosilver. Similar results were obtained in a subsequent study of this research team, allowing them to make the following ranking of nanosilver organ toxicities: kidney, muscle, bone, skin, liver, heart and spleen. While discussing the occupational hazards of nanosilver, one should remember that a new form of nanosilver silver nanowires (AgNWs) has been recently introduced.
