Nurs Stand. 1989 Jul 01;3(40):4-6. doi: 10.7748/ns.3.40.4.s72.
Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
A Timms
PMID: 27223179 DOI: 10.7748/ns.3.40.4.s72
Copper has a history as an inhibitor of fungal and bacterial growth. This property has been utilised in toilet disinfectant blocks and intrauterine contraceptive devices ( 1 ).