CS>FerroFluids
From: Matthew McCann
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:46:47
Hello Matthew,
> Hello, Mike,
> Your definition of oligodynamism is not what others mean by the
> word. It's etymology (activity by the few) is close to what Nageli
> meant. It means increased potency upon dilution. The oligodynamism
> of colloidal silver was discovered years before it was tested on
> humans.
I use the definition found in the British Columbia "Ambient Water
Quality Criteria for Silver", by P. D. Warrington, PhD.
"Application of Criteria for Aquatic Life"
"Silver is a disinfectant for non-spore forming bacteria at
concentrations about 1000 times lower than the levels at which it
is toxic to mammalian life. This extreme mammalian-to-bacterial
toxicity differential is the definition of an oligodynamic
material."
[...]
"The biological effects of silver are apparently due to reversible
bonds with enzymes and other active molecules on the surface of
cells. Due to its sulphydryl binding propensity,
biologically-available silver disrupts membranes, disables
proteins and inhibits enzymes."
"The ionic form of silver is necessary for biological activity and
the lipid phase of the membrane appears to be important in
adsorbing silver ions to living cells. The active sites on enzymes
which are affected by silver are apparently the electron-rich
functional groups such as-SH groups."
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/silver/bcsilver-04.htm
> Dozens of investigators have reported that silver particulates are
> in colloidal silver. See text by Searle, and the vast bibliography
> in Hill and Pillsbury. Experimental verification by powder-pattern
> x-ray crystallography might be the most compelling evidence to me,
> though.
Your statements might be more interesting and useful if you provided
some links. Sure, there is plenty of silver in silver oxides. But if
the solutions were prepared using electrolysis, the particles cannot
be silver metal. Many people wish and hope they are, but they cannot
show any equations to prove it. They certainly did not know of my
work prior to publication, and experimental results are always
subject to error and misinterpretation.
Electrons do not flow in water. Once a silver atom has given up an
electron and becomes an ion, it cannot get the electron back. The
only way to find a negative charge is to combine with the hydroxyl
ion, forming silver hydroxide or silver oxide. Silver hydroxide can
decompose to form silver oxide, as described in my posts. For
example, see
http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m75112.html
In addition, there is no indication that pure silver metal has any
antibiotic activity. As the above excerpt shows, it must be
converted to ions.
> Best regards,
> Matthew
Also, I notice your news/email client does not prepend the "Re: " to
the Subject line indicating your reply is part of a thread. This
will confuse people reading the archives.
Best Wishes,
Mike Monett
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