Argyrol

Argyrol

Argyrol is the trade name for an antiseptic (antimicrobial) consisting of a compound of protein and silver. It was developed and commercialized by American physician Dr Albert Coombs Barnes (1872-1951), after whom the Barnes Foundation, an educational art institution, is named.

Argyrol is infrequently prescribed today, but it dominated the topical ophthalmic antimicrobial market for the first half of the 20th century. Barnes used the enormous profits the drug brought to accumulate a large collection of mainly French Impressionist art works, which today form the holdings of the Foundation established by his will.

External links

* [http://www.pjonline.com/Editorial/20001223/articles/alfred_barnes.html "Pharmaceutical Journal" article on "Alfred Barnes, Argyrol and art"]
* [http://www.argyrol.com/agprotein.phtml Argyrol(tm) web site]


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  • Argyrol — n. 1. a compound of protein and silver used as a mild antiseptic; Argyrol is the trademark. Syn: mild silver protein. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Argyrol — noun antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) • Syn: ↑mild silver protein • Usage Domain: ↑trade name • Hypernyms: ↑antiseptic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Argyrol — /ahr jeuh rawl , rol /, Pharm., Trademark. See mild silver protein. * * * …   Universalium

  • Argyrol — noun An antiseptic compound of silver and a protein …   Wiktionary

  • argyrol — SYN: mild silver protein. * * * Ar·gy·rol är jə .rȯl, .rōl trademark used for a silver protein compound whose aqueous solution is used as a local antiseptic esp. for mucous membranes * * * Ar·gyr·ol (ahrґjə rol) trademark for mild silver… …   Medical dictionary

  • Argyrol — Ar·gy·rol …   English syllables

  • argyrol — /ˈadʒərɒl/ (say ahjuhrol) noun a compound of silver and a protein, formerly applied to mucous membranes as a mild antiseptic. {Greek argyros silver + ol (unexplained) …  

  • Argyrol King — Dr Albert C Barnes …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Albert C. Barnes — Albert Barnes Coombs Nacimiento 2 de enero de 1872 Filadelfia Fallecimiento 24 de julio de 1951 Phoenixville Residencia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Barnes Foundation — portalpar|PhiladelphiaThe Barnes Foundation is an educational art institution in Lower Merion Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located directly in back of the Merion campus of Saint Joseph s University …   Wikipedia

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