Hi Sandra, This is my understanding: Ionic silver is silver ions. Silver ions are individual atoms of silver with an electrical charge. Particulate silver is silver particles that are bigger than silver atoms and may or may not have a charge (depending on who you talk to and how late at night it is).
The phrase "colloidal silver" is often used to describe both ionic and particulate silver. The idea is that a colloid is something that is small enough to stay in suspension without eventually settling out and falling to the bottom of the container. See the dictionary definition below. A system in which finely divided particles, which are approximately 10 to 10,000 angstroms in size, are dispersed within a continuous medium in a manner that prevents them from being filtered easily or settled rapidly. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. So if you were anal retentive, you might say that ionic silver is not a true colloid because it is mostly atoms and not particles and that a silver atom is smaller then 10 angstroms. There are also questions concerning exposed surface area and the ability of silver atoms to combine with other elements and form compounds. That's what makes this list fun. It makes you think! Also, some people add crap to it to keep the silver in suspension or to increase the concentration of silver that can be held in suspension. You don't want that. The bottom line is, if it is properly made, they both work just fine. If someone says ionic silver is better, that means they sell CS that is mostly ionic. If someone says particulate silver is better, that means they sell CS that is mostly particles. If you are making your own CS, you will get both ionic and particulate silver and you won't have to worry about it. Hope this helps. Andy (^_^) From: JSHAMMAH1 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:38:50 This site claims ionic silver better than colloidal silver, true? What is the difference? Thanks, Sandra
