Ivan wrote: > By your own admission the blood sample test had problems: > > "The high sodium content and other chemicals present in the blood samples > cause a very bright orange flame when the samples are vaporized. The altered > nature of the flame 2 can cause the measured values of silver to read high > on this instrument if deuterium background correction is not used. This > instrument is not fitted with the background correction hardware, so the > absolute values of the measured blood serum are suspected of being higher > than they actually are."
> "Also essential is the use of an anticoagulant, in this case sodium heparin > was used. While this method worked, it is now clear that better methods > should be devised for future experiments that require the measurement of > silver levels in blood samples using an AAS. Introduction of whole blood > into the AAS causes the burner to frequently clog with the residue of the > blood cells." > > "2 Evidence suggests that the incineration of blood cells in the flame > produces an ash like residue that absorbs light passing through the flame. > It is speculated that the increased light absorption resulting from the ash > is primarily responsible for the abnormally high silver reading when > aspirating whole blood." > You are simple repeating what I wrote in the report. This means that the absolute values of the measurement are not as accurate as we would have liked. By normalizing the measured results we have expressed the values in ratiometric form (relative to each other) which is scientifically valid. The relative value of blood silver went up 375% during the period of observation. There is nothing flawed about the relative value of the number and the conclusion that the silver was absorbed into the bloodstream is inescapable. > These problems mean that the results are unreliable. Nonsense. Expressing the measured results in ratiometric form is scientifically valid and does not render the results unreliable. > It would also have been wise to conduct a spiked matrix reading and sample > dilution series, to account for interfering species. That is your opinion, we do not believe it would change the results at all. > Also, no determination of the silver species was attempted (particulate > silver or silver ions) and the assumption that there is nothing in the > gastric juices that could ionise the particulate silver and therefore the > blood borne silver is particulate, is only an assumption and not a > scientific conclusion. Determination of the silver species was beyond the scope of the experiment. It would be interesting to know, but would not change the fact that blood silver went up 375% during the observation period. > None of this, of course, addresses the question of the effectiveness of > particulate ionic silver, but it does seem likely, given your experiment, > that particulate silver is absorbed into the blood stream in some form and > amount, as yet undetermined. We did not address the issue of effectiveness. The stated purpose of the experiment was to determine if silver nanoparticles in an ingested colloidal solution would be absorbed through the lining of the GI tract into the bloodstream. The experiment proved that particles are absorbed. Prior to this experiment, it was speculated that only ions could be absorbed and particles would not be absorbed through the lining of the GI tract. The inescapable conclusion that resulted from this experiment is: 1. Silver particles are indeed absorbed into the bloodstream through the lining of the GI tract (primarily the small intestine). 2. Those claiming that only silver in ionic form can be absorbed (made by producers and promoters of ionic silver solutions) were incorrect in their claims. 2a. The same parties now claim this experiment was flawed. frank key -- 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]>
