Frank wrote: > Keep in mind that ionic silver applied to the skin quickly dries. > In doing so, the silver ions are converted to silver oxide which > is nearly insoluble in water. I believe that this would result in > a film of silver oxide deposited on the surface of the skin. The > silver oxide would most likely form into particles in the 1 to 3 > nm diameter range. These are the same particles that appear in a > TEM image when highly ionic silver is the subject of observation.
The above is speculation, there is no reason to suspect that silver will dry to form silver oxide or what particle size it will attain. I would think it to be more likely that the silver ions forms bond with the tissues and pathogens just as silver coated dressings do. > Colloidal silver that has a high particle concentration will dry > into a film of metallic silver particles deposited on the surface > of the skin. If the particle size was 1 nm in the colloidal > state, the particles on the skin would likewise be 1 nm. > > In either case, I believe that particles that small would be > absorbed into the skin to some extent. The size of these > particles compared to skin cells is infinitesimally small. > > frank key If the silver is absorbed as you believe, then no reaction would occur between the host and the silver, or the silver and any pathogens. However, it has been determined that silver coated bandages (silverlon) provide an influx of silver ions into the wound, when the bandage is kept moist, so the silver metal obviously dissolves in these conditions. 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]>
