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Comments on: S&T water study: Is colloidal silver necessary for bacteria removal? https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/ Your source for the latest from Rolla Wed, 05 Nov 2014 21:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 By: Dustin https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-381 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 06:18:00 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-381 I’ve also been considering the antibacterial effects of silver to be used as coatings for highly infectous hotspots, such as doorhandles. Dr. Ronald Kohser explained to me that alloys of copper may also be used in the same effect at a much reduced cost. Could Copper be used instead inside the filter?

]]> By: Paul https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-380 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:19:52 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-380 I think the key phrase in teh above article is ‘Additional, long-term studies of filters without silver should be undertaken in order to further investigate the issue’. I have heard anecdotallly that the silver is primarily applied to prevent bacteria from growing in and on the filter, especially where poor cleaning practices occur.

]]> By: Olivier https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-379 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:55:53 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-379 It may be worth investigating the difference between CS coated and CS impregnated ceramic filter pots. AguaPure in Dominican Republic uses a method where the CS is burnt in with the clay….

]]> By: Milton J Murry PE https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-378 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:56:33 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-378 Are there other elements that have same effect in nanometer size? Has anyone looked at UV in the 256nm range for post or pre treatment? NPR had a story on this technology last spring. This research maybe a nice followup. It would seem that UV or silver treatment would not give the bacteria a chance to develope defense mechanisms. See July Smithsonian page 76 for research on how to disrupt bacteria communications.

]]> By: Steve https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-377 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:17 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-377 Interesting.
Popsci had an article yesterday talking about filtering water cheaply and efficiently for areas hit with devastation like Pakistan or third world countries in general.
For those interested: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-08/cotton-filter-soaked-nanotech-cheaply-and-quickly-purifies-large-volumes-water

]]> By: Wm. Carter Elliott, BS/EE (UMR), MS/EE (UCSB), formerly Dir. of R&D for 3 BioMed companies https://news.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-376 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:45 +0000 https://news.wpblog.mst.edu/2010/09/st_water_study_is_colloidal_si/#comment-376 You may be missing the bigger picture regarding Colloidal Silver – it may be unnecessary in filtering water in Guatemala, but in a world where pathogens are growing ever more resistant to antibiotics and antivirals, CS has demonstrated its effectiveness against a wide range of pathogens for which there are no “FDA-Approved” alternatives. For example: http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/3/1/6
“Interaction of silver nanoparticles with HIV-1”
“In this work, we demonstrate that silver nanoparticles undergo a size-dependent interaction with HIV-1, with nanoparticles exclusively in the range of 1–10 nm attached to the virus. … Due to this interaction, silver nanoparticles inhibit the virus from binding to host cells, as demonstrated in vitro.” Re: E. Coli; http://tinyurl.com/2f37lt9 Re: Malaria: http://tinyurl.com/25kqe36 How do we know that CS won’t work on Ebola, Anthrax, Smallpox, the “brain-eating amoeba”? (It *does* cure the common cold, I can vouch for that, myself.)

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