CS>FerroFluids From: Jonathan B. Britten Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:31:25
> List, > This company in Wales makes ferro fluids, a kind of colloidal > suspension. Some experts may be interested in this. The following > link has an amazing electron-microscope image. I wish we had some > like this showing CS at work on pathogens. Are there any? > http://www.liquidsresearch.com/products/biomed.asp > JBB Hi Jonathan, Steve Quinto has a misleading pdf article on his web site claiming it shows how silver ions attack bacteria. However, in the first or second paragraph, the authors clearly state they are working with silver nitrate, which is not the same thing. See "A mechanistic study of the antibacterial effect of silver ions" http://www.natural-immunogenics.com/pdf/3.pdf Ferrofluids are used in the disk drive industry, at first to "develop" the magnetic bit patterns for examination, then as spindle bearings for high rpm drives that spin at 10,000 to 15,000 rpm. Conventional ball bearings wouldn't last very long in that service. But there may be another use for ferrofluids, or at least the technology that produces the ferromagnetic particles. Here is an example of a new technique to detect Alzheimer's disease. It is a million times more sensitive than current technology, and may lead to possible cures. It is an amazingly innovative method that echos the way a child might play with a magnet and paper clips: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/sci/tech/4003593.stm Best Wishes, Mike Monett -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
