That should actually be nm (nanometer sized particles).  Micron sized
would quickly fall out of suspension and would not pass through the
stomach wall.  1 to 15 nm (.001 to .15 micron) is the size we want for
viability.

Marshall

Dick Jaffe wrote:

>  The presence of micron sized charged particles of silver.
>
> Robert Ratliff wrote:
>
>>  What is viability?
>>
>>      -----Original Message-----
>>      From: Dick Jaffe [mailto:[email protected]]
>>      Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 7:30 PM
>>      To: [email protected]
>>      Subject: Re: CS>Particle size
>>
>>      Why not check the viability of your CS with a little
>>      inexpensive laser pointer.  Shine it at your solution
>>      horizontally in a clear glass jar in a darkened room.  If
>>      you see a sparkling red line, that's a reflection off the
>>      silver particles called the Tyndall effect.
>>
>>      Nancy Steele wrote:
>>
>>      >  I am making CS with a solar battery charger.  It is 12
>>      > volts and 125mA.  My silver is light to medium yellow
>>      > gold and very clear.  It doesn't seem to precipitate at
>>      > all and there are no particles that you can see.  I want
>>      > to be able to use a nebulizer and I am concerned about
>>      > the difference between my 125mA and Brook's 12.5MA big
>>      > difference in numbers and I'm not sure about the terms mA
>>      > and MA.  Sure hope there is some.  Thanks for any help
>>      > anyone can give.
>>