Uh, Fank. You are the one that has argued that metallic silver CS forms no
ions.  Now you are saying that silver may form ions at the water inferface?
I see no reason to think that a clump of silver will behave any different
whether it has 1000 atoms or a trillion as far as ionization.

Marshall

Ivan Anderson wrote:

> Okay, but it is debatable whether it is the physical contact with the
> bulk silver or the silver ions at the water silver interface, that cause
> the action.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Key" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, 24 March 2001 03:42
> Subject: CS>contact with silver kills bacteria
>
> > Ivan wrote:
> >
> > > How does this mechanism work Frank?
> >
> > I do not know how it works, but that it does work is demonstrable.
> >
> > frank key
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