Copper is the first metal to be refined from ore by smelting. This is because copper has a lower melting point than iron, and the smelting process was developed around 7,000 years ago. Copper is the first metal used by man, because its chemical properties are not as dull as gold, silver and platinum, but relative to iron, aluminum or more stable, in the dry air it will not be eroded by oxygen, so ancestors can find more pure copper, and it ushered in an era of human civilization. The word copper actually comes from the Latin Cuprum, where the Ancient Romans mined most of their copper. We all know or think of copper as a shiny, amber metal and use it to describe things like hair color and jewelry.
Copper is also one of the essential trace elements, normal human body containing copper total of 50 to 120 mg, widely distributed in various tissues, people between copper mainly exist in the cells in the blood and plasma, about 60% of the copper in the red blood cells in Cu - zinc metal enzyme (superoxide dismutase (SOD), the remaining 40% is combined with other proteins and amino acids is flabby. Copper plays a crucial role in the human body. It is involved in the formation of copper proteins and various enzymes. Its REDOX process was also involved in the body, maintain normal hematopoiesis, promote connective tissue formation and maintenance of the central nervous system health, and promote the normal structure of melanin formation and maintenance of normal hair, protect body cells from the damage of the ultra-oxygen anion, and other important role, at the same time it also has certain influence on lipid and glucose metabolism. .As a result, copper deficiency prevents the body from producing hemoglobin effectively, causing symptoms similar to iron-deficiency anemia.
Copper deficiency can also lead to other problems, such as reduced white blood cells, lightened hair, skin patches, immune system disorders, bone abnormalities, and more. But perhaps the biggest concern is that if copper deficiency leads to lower levels of lysyl oxidase, which contains copper, and the synthesis of collagen and elastin in the walls of blood vessels, it may cause vessels to harden and become brittle, making them vulnerable to damage (and possibly nosebleeds).
Therefore, copper can play a certain therapeutic effect on cardiovascular diseases. When dietary therapy is insufficient, Nano copper, which has been used in medicine in recent years, would help.
Copper also has some little-known functions. Researchers have found that copper can play a role in eliminating infections. Copper and its alloys have antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties. The idea is that when microbes migrate or land on the surface of copper, copper ions (charged particles) are released. The ions prevent cell respiration, punch holes in the bacterial cell membrane and destroy the viral shell, destroying its DNA and RNA. This means that copper has a continuous antibacterial action and remains effective after natural oxidation and repeated wet and dry wear. Copper is also harmless to humans or the environment and can be completely recycled. Copper ions are widely used in sterilization processes, some Nano-copper antibacterial agents are already on the market, and in April a Chilean company introduced N95 masks made of Nano-copper.
Besides these, nanoscale copper particles are also widely used in high-efficiency catalysts, microelectronics industry, metallurgy field and high temperature ceramics manufacturing field. Based on the characteristics of large specific surface area, high activity and strong catalysis, Nano copper will be widely used in more fields in the future. TRUNNANO (aka. Luoyang
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