> -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Key [mailto:[email protected]]
> 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. Agreed. > 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. Welcome to the real world. There are many thousands of people making and taking a substance which they refer to as and understand to be 'colloidal silver', I don't think one has a hope in hell of changing that fact. > In a scientific sense colloids do not act like solutions. The solution popularly known as 'colloidal silver' does. True colloids approaching the particle size of about 1nm do. > 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". No-one is claiming otherwise. Ivan. -- 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]>
