I don't believe that colloidal or ionic silver are toxic to human cells. Let's analyze the abstract, which appears below:
Silver is commonly used both in ionic form and in nanoparticulate form as a bactericidal agent. This is generally ascribed to a higher toxicity towards prokaryotic cells than towards mammalian cells. Comparative studies with both silver ions (such as silver acetate) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-stabilized silver nanoparticles (70 nm) showed that the toxic effect of silver occurs in a similar concentration range for Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), i.e. 0.5 to 5 ppm for silver ions and 12.5 to 50 ppm for silver nanoparticles. For a better comparison, bacteria were cultivated both in Lysogeny broth medium (LB) and in Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium (RPMI)/10% fetal calf serum (FCS) medium, as the state of silver ions and silver nanoparticles may be different due to the presence of salts, and biomolecules like proteins. The effective toxic concentration of silver towards bacteria and human cells is almost the same. First, the authors call silver ACETATE "ionic." This is BS. Second, the authors equate nanoparticles of silver with ionic silver. This is also BS. Nano-ANYTHING significantly alters the properties of the substance, often causing it to behave in unpredictable and harmful ways. Either the authors are sloppy scientists, or they are deliberately trying to give Electrically Isolated Silver a bad name. Nenah Nenah Sylver, PhD author, the NEW Rife Handbook (2011) Holistic Handbook of Sauna Therapy (2004) VoiceBio and Biomodulator certification <http://www.nenahsylver.com> www.nenahsylver.com; <http://www.rifehandbook.com> www.rifehandbook.com
