Hi Russ, Pretty much all reactions at the molecular level are electro-chemical in nature. The transfer and sharing of electrons drives most processes, from altering the shape of proteins (opening cellular gates, hormonal and nerve messages etc.) to making energy available via the ATP cascade.
I guess you are asking whether silver zaps pathogens passing enough current to disable them, and the answer is no. There are silver species which do work this way, notably tetrasilver tetroxide, which when a pathogen contacts the molecule passes enough electrons through it to zap it cold. Silver ions on the other hand work by attaching to sulphidral and other groups on the cell wall of bacteria etc. and thus disable the bacteria's ability to function properly. Silver has also been found inside the cell attached to DNA and RNA inhibiting the reproduction of the bacteria. There may be some catalytic action, but I have yet to see any proof of this. Regards Ivan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "russ e rosser" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, 15 October 2000 17:14 Subject: CS>*How* does CS sterilize? > Hello-- > > I've heard that CS' biocidal effect may be *electro*-chemical in nature; > can anyone elucidate? > > --Russ -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
