Dear K E Nolan et al: I cannot help but think the testing done in those examples is anamolous. It COULD feasibly be a byproduct of an electromagnetic reaction that caused an isolation of the silver from "the broth". I am uncertain how this might work with colloidal silver and a nutrient broth, but I have seen such reactions over and over again using healing clays.
Rather than view this one study as conclusive, I think a review of Ronald J. Gibbs study on dilution factors is warranted and more trustworthy - mainly because of the great attention to detail that Gibbs applied to his experiments. A dilution factor SHOULD be able to be charted with uniform results, provided the same colloidal silver is used, ie. one starts with a low ppm, studies the efficacy at different dilution levels, then one uses a batch with a slightly higher ppm. If one does this, and the results are not predictable as they should be, then there is evidently another factor that has not been isolated and accounted for. Ronald Gibbs book can be reviewed in pdf format @ http://www.silver-colloids.com/Book/SilverColloids.pdf ( thanks Frank! ) < original message > "C. Reagents Using a 1.0% silver solution and nutrient broth, dilutions of silver solution were made: 0.10%, 0.05%, 0.025%, 0.005%, and 0.0025%. Four sets of the dilutions were made and inoculated with each microbe. The four sets of inoculated silver solution dilutions were incubated at 35 degrees Celsius for 24 hours." Clearly the same batch of CS was used in each case - concentration variation was via dilution, not different brewing regime. Thus the mystery remains! -- 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]>
