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: 
> http://silver-lightning.com/**research.html<http://silver-lightning.com/research.html>
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> Marshall
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> On 8/15/2011 3:08 PM, David AuBuchon wrote:
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>> Thanks, I am going to read about this.  The term "catalytic converter"
>> comes up when I google oxidizing catalyst.  I may ask more questions
>> later.  Interesting I know that ASAP claims their Ag4O4 has "catalytic
>> capabilities".  Maybe I will figure out what that means soon too.  I'm
>> writing an "In Vivo" section of a CS book, so I really want to get
>> into the fine details.
>>
>> ~David
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Marshall<mdud...@king-cart.com**>
>>  wrote:
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>>> Yes, it is an oxidizing catalyst and oxidizes the germ killing it.
>>> Essentially the same mechanism as ozone or H2O2 therapy, but is not used
>>> up
>>> like they are.
>>>
>>> Marshall
>>>
>>> On 8/15/2011 1:19 PM, David AuBuchon wrote:
>>>
>>>> Everything I've read that gives a mechanism of action of silver
>>>> killing germs has to do with an ion...oxidizing a cell
>>>> wall...electromagnetically scrambling DNA...etc.  Is there are known
>>>> mechanism of action by which metallic silver particles kills germs?
>>>>
>>>> ~David
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Marshall<mdud...@king-cart.com**>
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sure metal particles can do something.  Silver particles are an
>>>>> excellent
>>>>> catalyst, and also kill germs on contact. That is why some water
>>>>> filters
>>>>> have silver metal in them.  What particles do NOT do is cause injured
>>>>> cells
>>>>> to revert to stem cells for healing, that is only done by ions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sputtering, which is how I believe mesosilver is made, produces clumps
>>>>> of
>>>>> silver particles and some silver atoms/ions  The atoms can easily be an
>>>>> ion,
>>>>> since they will be in the middle of a plasma, and once they enter the
>>>>> water,
>>>>> can associate with the OH in the water forming ionic silver.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marshall
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/14/2011 5:05 PM, David AuBuchon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems to me that mesosilver particles are metallic silver.  Can
>>>>>> metallic silver actually yield any silver ions?  I can understand how
>>>>>> silver hydroxide/oxide/chloride/**citrate/etc can have different
>>>>>> tendencies to disassociate in the body, and yield a free silver ion
>>>>>> for a time, but how can metallic particles possibly do anything?
>>>>>> Could it be that mesosilver's effect is only due to the 20% ions?
>>>>>> That would be a ripoff on top of a ripoff.  And how do those ions get
>>>>>> into the product anyway when there is no electrolysis involved?  Or
>>>>>> are mesosilver particles somehow coated in a silver compound like
>>>>>> silver oxide that can have some tendency to release ions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Working on a CS book, and just want to really give a completely fair
>>>>>> view of the in vivo story.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~David
>>>>>>
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