Frank, I do not know what is causing the metallic silver to dissolve, but dissolve it does, conforming no doubt to the law of physics.
I am still not convinced that metallic silver does not dissolve to some degree in water, even if you laugh at such a silly idea! >From www.silverlon.com note: silverlon coating is 99% metallic and 1% oxide. Differences in the Release Rates of Ionic and Nonionic Silver The silver released from the Silverlon® surface is 100% in the ionic (Ag+1) with no silver released in the metallic nanocrystaline form. The silver released from the Acticoat® surface is ionic (Ag+1) and metal nanocrystaline. The vapor deposition technique utilized in the manufacturer of Acticoat® creates nanocrystaline clusters on the surface of the plated surface that are easily displaced by mechanical forces. Quantification of the rate of silver (nanocrystaline and ionic) release has been measured for Silverlon® and Acticoat® in vitro. The Silverlon® silver release rate was measured in vitro in a specified volume of tryptic soy broth while the Acticoat® silver release rate was measured in water flowing through the Acticoat dressing at a flow rate of 0.33 ml/hour (considered ultra slow) or 7.92 ml per 24 hours. In 24 hours, Acticoat® (64 cm2) release 40 microgram/ml of water. In 24 hours, Silverlon® (100 cm2) Wound Contact Dressing released 30 micrograms/ml of tryptic soy broth. Tryptic soy broth more closely approximated the physiology of a wound than water. Due to the differing experimental procedures, conclusions are difficult at best. The silver released from Acticoat® comprised a mix of ionic silver and nanocrystaline species of silver whereas the silver release from Silverlon® comprised only ionic silver. > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Key [mailto:fr...@strsoft.com] > Sent: Friday, 3 August 2001 00:00 > To: *Silver-List* > Subject: Re: CS>Where to find 50 ppm...... > > > Ivan wrote: > > > If the silver is absorbed as you believe, then no reaction would occur > > between the host and the silver, or the silver and any > pathogens. However, > > it has been determined that silver coated bandages (silverlon) > provide an > > influx of silver ions into the wound, when the bandage is kept > moist, so the > > silver metal obviously dissolves in these conditions. > > So what exactly is causing metallic silver to dissolve? > > The last time the discussion of silver dissolving was raised, you > claimed silver dissolves in water. > > frank key > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> >
