Hi Charles, I guess I get confused by the nomenclature. This is my understanding:
Ionic = Single silver atoms with a charge of +1. Particulate = Several silver atoms clumped together with a charge of less than +1. Colloid = Anything that is small enough to stay in solution without falling out of suspension. Including molecules that contain other atoms. Some people claim that smaller is better because there is more surface area exposed and that ions work best. Others claim that ions combine with other atoms and form bad molecules and that silver particles work best. I'm thinking that either way, the exposed surface area is going to combine with something and form a compound. The exposed surface area is what is supposed to kill the pathogens isn't it? Anyhow, unless anyone can explain it better, Mesosilver looks like a bunch of bad marketing for overcooked silver and nothing else. Just a brain fart, Andy From: Charles Sutton Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:34:09 Reads like the stuff I make. 24ppm by PWT and from the list (by now at least a thousand posts) it is part colloid and part ionic. The ionic can penetrate cells, and the colloid kills pathogens and other bugs. Where am I wrong???
