A what point or size do particles begin to display color? Ken
At 08:10 PM 6/17/02 -0400, you wrote: >There is about 10% of the total silver in particles which show up as a >Tyndall Effect when using a laser. The highest intensity of reflected light >is at the wavelength of the laser. So 632 nm size particles will reflect the >most light. 1-2 nm particles reflect a very small percentage of the light. >Most home systems make a strong TE because the particles are mostly in the >10 - 90 nm range. > >The "clear as water" look is because the particles are so scarce they don't >really block much light. If most of the silver was particles, the color >would appear darker. > >frank key > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Arnold Beland" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 3:31 PM >Subject: Re: CS>colloidal color > > >> Frank, >> >> You said: >> >> "If it is clear, it is ionic silver, not colloidal silver. Mesosilver is >the >> only brown colored silver colloid with nanometer sized particles." >> >> If this is true, perhaps you could tell me what is scattering my 650nm >laser >> beam when directed into my clear solution? >> >> Arnold Beland >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Frank Key" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:57 PM >> Subject: Re: CS>colloidal color >> >> >> > If it is clear, it is ionic silver, not colloidal silver. Mesosilver is >> the >> > only brown colored silver colloid with nanometer sized particles. >> > >> > As explained on the website: >> > "Unlike most colloidal silver products, Mesosilver is a clear brown >> colored >> > liquid, looking like dark iced tea. It is the very high concentration of >> > mesosilver particles, not size or contamination, that gives Mesosilver >its >> > distinctive coloration. >> > Previously, it was thought that such a brown color indicated the >presence >> of >> > large silver particles, which is the case for colloidal silver produced >by >> > methods other than the mesoprocess. The small size of the silver >particles >> > is confirmed by the use of a state-of-the-art scientific instrument >> designed >> > specifically for measuring such small particles called a Photon >> Correlation >> > Spectrometer (PCS). The PCS used during the development of Mesosilver >was >> > manufactured by Malvern Instruments, Ltd. of the United Kingdom, one of >> the >> > foremost producers of such equipment in the world. The particle size >> report >> > from the Malvern PCS confirms the claimed size of 1.4 nm for >Mesosilver." >> > >> > frank key >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 1:35 PM >> > Subject: CS>colloidal color >> > >> > >> > Hello, >> > I just switched my subscription to this new e-mail so I will have all of >> my >> > silver info in one place. >> > Does anyone have opinions on color? Some companies say only the brown >> > silver is good,and others say only the totally clear is good and to >NEVER >> > take the brown. >> > >> > Also, ionic vs. colloidal....I've been reading that ionic cannot be used >> > internally because our digestive system destroys it before it can do any >> > good, and that we need to take the colloidal instead. Some companies >list >> > the breakdown of the silver and what percentage of it is colloidal and >> > ionic. >> > Any thought on this? >> > >> > Also, someone on this list mentioned knowing about doctors using it and >> even >> > injecting it. Where can I find these doctors? >> > >> > Summer >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. >> > >> > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org >> > >> > To post, address your message to: [email protected] >> > >> > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >> > >> > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > > >
