Ivan wrote: > The term colloidal silver as used in the popular sense refers to > electrically generated silver solutions, which generally contain almost 100% > ions and certainly between 75% and 100% ions, and in a scientific sense act > more like solutions than colloids.
A metal colloid refers to particles suspended, usually in water, not ions. No particles, no colloid. Ions in water is an ionic solution, not a colloid. The fact that some non-scientific individuals call an ionic solution a colloid does not change the definition of a colloid. A lie repeated often enough is soon believed to be truth. In a scientific sense colloids do not act like solutions. An ionic solution cannot be separated by centrifugation, yet every colloid can. An ionic solution cannot be separated by filtration, yet every colloid can. The distinctions are endless, anyone who claims otherwise is among those who propagate the nonsense science you refer to "as used in the popular sense". A larger list of the differences between ions and particles can be found in the table titled "Summary of Properties for Silver" at: http://www.silver-colloids.com/Tables/tables.html 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]>
