Surface Area Comparisons

Particle Surface Area Comparison Table

Particle surface area is the property of a colloid that translates directly to the ability of the colloid to react with its environment. Effectiveness of colloids is predicated on exposing the largest possible surface area of the metal particles to the areas of interest. The importance of colloid particle surface area cannot be over emphasized. It is the single most important attribute for determining how effectively the colloidal particles will interact with their environment inside the human body.

In his booklet “Silver Colloids”, Professor Ronald Gibbs wrote “The size of the particles in the colloidal silver suspensions we use for health purposes is very important. Particle size controls the surface area and therefore the effectiveness of the colloidal silver suspension.

In this context, effectiveness is defined as the ability of the colloid to interact with its environment, just as in the world of chemistry, where surface area determines how well substances react with one another. For a more complete discussion of the rationale for comparing nanoparticle silver products using particle surface area as a single valued metric see: Comparing Nanoparticle Silver Products.

The table below shows the particle surface area values for various nanoparticle silver products for comparative purposes. A home hobbyist nanoparticle silver generator is displayed on the first line of the table to show a representative sample of homemade ionic silver produced using the electrolysis process.

Particle Surface Area is expressed in square centimeters per milliliter (mL) of colloidal solution.

Efficiency Index: Effective surface area per unit of concentration. Particle Surface Area (cm2/mL) per ppm X 1000. This value relates how efficiently surface area is generated per unit of concentration (ppm).

Particle Surface Area Comparison Table

Product
Name
Particle Surface
Area
Efficiency
Index
OxySilver 3 ppm 0.0085 1.81
Super Silver Solution 10 ppm 0.0085 1.16
Trace Minerals Col. Silver 30 ppm 0.022 0.7
Home Brewed w/ SG-7 0.024 1.64
Silver Shield Colloidal Silver 0.027 0.19
Silver Biotics 10 ppm 0.035 3.2
Tri Silver Col. Silver 10 ppm 0.052 5.5
SilverKare 30 ppm 0.054 1.86
Daily Mfg. Col. Silver 20 ppm 0.080 3.8
ASAP 10 ppm 0.112 10.2
New Silver Solution 14 ppm 0.163 11.3
Sovereign Silver 10 ppm 0.217 22.3
Ultra Pure Col. Silver 35 ppm 0.225 13.6
Vitol Super Col. Silver 5 ppm 0.286 54.6
High Energy Col. Silver 15 ppm 0.319 15.1
Argentyn 23 ppm 0.355 22.6
ACS 200 Adv. Cell. Sil. 200 ppm 0.577 9.55
ASAP 22 ppm 0.587 26.3
Futurebiotics Adv. Col. Silver 30 ppm 0.591 61.6
Int. Pharm. Invive 50 ppm 0.621 4.4
Electra Clear Col. Silver 10 ppm 0.662 25.1
Source Naturals Col. Silver 30 ppm 0.881 24.3
Kelly Colloidal Silver 20 ppm 1.420 12.2
Innovative Natural Products 500 ppm 12.39 20.5
Silver Wings 250 ppm 25.22 96.3
Utopia Advanced. Col. Silver 20 ppm 32.34 1577
MesoSilver 20 ppm 104.7 5235
MesoSilver 20 ppm has the highest particle surface area of any product tested.
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