You wrote: "While we have not conducted detailed analyses using calcium ascorbate as the vitamin C component, there seems to be no contravening reason that would seriously modify the excellent results we enjoyed with sodium ascorbate."
My experiments indicate that calcium ascorbate is not suitable for use in this process as it causes a "curdling" of the lecithin so it does not encapsulate... Dan On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Brooks Bradley <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Harvey, > Please forgive my tardy response, but it is only by chance I checked my Junk > mail box file a few moments ago and > found the body of your message. I do not know why it went to the Junk file. > My answer to your first question is: we checked for particle size as a major > parameter. Second, the power level, > in watts.... driving the transducer DOES affect the particle size (AT Least > we found it so). The higher the power, the smaller the > majority of the particles (condition held until power levels of our largest > lead zirconate-titanate transducers went beyond 1000 watts per transducer.) > No effective reduction occurred beyond these power levels (Power Spectral > Density evaluations). However, it WAS NOT necessary to reach these power > levels to obtain excellent nano-size liposomes. 200 watts driving a > transducer at 38K Hertz....yielded excellent results.....even with the > high-power lead zirconate units. The larger Harbor Freight unit does, in > fact, yield smaller particle liposomes (but the particle size from the small > unit was perfectly acceptable for our experiments---and the results gained > were, also, quite acceptable as effective......in our in vitro evaluations). > It should be noted; to get reliable population density numbers, the samples > had to be dehydrated completely....before viewing with the scanning electron > microscope (the same problem is encountered with colloidal silver particle > evaluatio! ns). Ultrasonic energy aggitating does facilitate the increased > creation of nano-size particles. In fact, Ultrasonic energy was the FIRST > energy source to actually achieve this level of size reduction (so I am > informed by staff members more conversant with this technology...than am I). > Diffraction grating came later. > While we have not conducted detailed analyses using calcium ascorbate as the > vitamin C component, there seems to be > no contravening reason that would seriously modify the excellent results we > enjoyed with sodium ascorbate. However, the coefficient of absorption for > sodium ascorbate in higher mammals does indicate to be superior to calcium > ascorbate (so I am informed). The principal reason calcium carbonate is > utilized by most commercial vendors is to mitigate against the alimentary > challenges presented to some....by the acid form (ascorbic acid). The > absorptive ability of sodium ascorbate in humans---as against that of > ascorbic acid, demonstrates to be over two orders of magnitude ( about 3000 > times according to Dr. Gerard Judd). > One comment I might add: If a subject is orally consuming LARGE quantities > (over 20 grams daily) of vitamin C (especially in the ascorbate form), > additional improvement levels, via liposomal additions, in addressing the > existing insult may be less than striking (especially if the subject > presents with excellent systemic absorption characteristics)....if only > because influence levels of the current dosage regimen are reaching near the > upper "practical" limits for vitamin C----in these cases. However, I have no > measured corroboration for such a phenomenon. > I hope these comments have been an aid toward addressing the intent of your > questions. > Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. > > > > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
