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Silver Ion Generator
Imagine adding pure
water to a material and generating a solution which:
- is completely safe to handle,
- destroys bacteria, fungi and
viruses,
- may be widely used over
extended time and not engender resistant strains,
- costs about 25¢ for a
life-time supply.
The solution is a very mild
concentration of silver ions (Ag+) in water.
It is generated
as metallic silver is submerged in pure water in a light-tight
container.
That no major effort has been made to expand
the role of silver ions in human health is extraordinary,
considering its long history and the enormous range of modern
research data and its huge advantage in simplicity and lack of
side effects. Here lies an opportunity and a duty for the
scientific community to make a unique contribution to human health
and well-being.
My hope is that, through teaching these
benefits to those interested, and by making economical silver ion
generators available to anyone, they will become ubiquitous,
valuable household items. Knowing where to use silver ion solution
and being able to generate it anywhere at virtually no cost will
reduce disease and human suffering - especially in underdeveloped
areas of the world. The following explains the science of this
system and the engineering of its optimization.
The Science
Silver surfaces submerged in pure water
react with dissolved oxygen, forming a very slightly soluble
silver oxide film which dissolves and produces a very dilute
aqueous silver ion solution. The reaction occurs at the silver /
water interface and the initial surface erosion rate is about
0.002 nanometers / minute.
The Engineering
Because silver ions are released only from the surface of silver
metal, the rate of silver ion release is directly proportional to
silver's exposed surface area. Reducing the thickness of silver
exposes more silver atoms to water and dissolved oxygen and
increases the rate of silver oxidation and dissolution.
| silver, in the
form of: |
cost / in2 of
silver |
relative cost |
| silver coin, 1 troy oz. |
= $4.30 |
250 |
| silver foil, 1 mil thick |
= $3.00 |
175 |
| silver-plated nylon
filaments, woven |
= $0.016 |
1 |
A rectangle of silver-plated nylon yarn, woven into cloth,
placed in 2 ounces of aerated, distilled water, at room
temperature, produces a 1 ppm (1000 ppb) silver ion concentration
in 1 hour.
The Biology
Silver ions
(Ag+) kill pathogens by disrupting cell:
- surfaces - by binding to sites
on surface proteins; cells rupture and die.
- metabolism - binding to sites
on internal enzymes; respiration stops and cells die.
- replication - binding to DNA
and RNA; cell replication stops and cells die.
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