Re: CSquestion about metallic silver

2011-08-18 Thread David AuBuchon
What about silver compounds? Say you have silver oxide/chloride/hydroxide in the blood...can silver in this bound state also kill germs by the same mechanism as metallic silver? ~David On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Marshall mdud...@king-cart.com wrote: Take a look at:

Re: CSquestion about metallic silver

2011-08-18 Thread Marshall
Ionic forms of silver which these are, are not catalytic. They do kill germs, but it must be by a different mechanism than as an oxidation catalyst. Marshall On 8/18/2011 4:36 PM, David AuBuchon wrote: What about silver compounds? Say you have silver oxide/chloride/hydroxide in the

Re: CSquestion about metallic silver

2011-08-18 Thread David AuBuchon
I'm speaking not of silver ions that are ultimately liberated from these compounds...but of the silver while it is still in these compounds. So you really think silver can kill germs in this form? ~David On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Marshall mdud...@king-cart.com wrote: ** Ionic forms of