Silver has a rich history of being used by ancient civilizations, on the Civil War and World War I battlefields and even by NASA.
Just as with the early use of herbal medicines, silver was used in various medical applications. Colloidal silver in particular has a 125+ year history of use in North America.
Silver has come a long way since ancient times.
As a testament to silver’s popular historical use and present-day research, there are many colloidal silver products on the market.
Unfortunately, some of these products contain salts, proteins, stabilizers, or other compounds that can negatively impact silver’s efficacy and safety. Research shows that there is a direct link between such impurities and toxicity.
There is a form of silver that is reliably safe and effective. Highly bioactive silver hydrosol, made using a proprietary manufacturing process, is available to healthcare professionals as a dietary supplement.
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Dr. MacCuspie holds a Ph.D. in Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry and has approximately 20 years of experience in Nanotechnology, including over 12 years specifically in silver nanotechnology.
Dr. Rob has worked for several US National Labs, including the US FDA, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where he developed their silver nanoparticle reference materials and was an international leader in nanomaterial environmental health and safety (nanoEHS) research. He was the First Faculty and Director of Nanotechnology & Multifunctional Materials programs at Florida Polytechnic University, and served on their Board of Trustees.
Here are some distinguishing factors about this bioactive silver hydrosol:
Bioavailability and purity are critical factors when it comes to delivering successful clinical outcomes with silver products.
Key Clinical Applications
Much of the research on colloidal silver and forms of silver such as a bioactive silver hydrosol are in vitro and in vivo. More human clinical trials are needed.
There are three main clinical applications of bioactive silver hydrosol:
The antimicrobial properties of silver ions are well known. Research demonstrates that there is a dose-dependent antimicrobial effect against several microbes, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). According to a 2016 review published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, silver nanoparticles have been proven “effective against over 650 microorganisms including bacteria (both Gram-positive and negative), fungi, and viruses.”
The authors of a 2008 paper published in the Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures point out that silver nanoparticles act as a catalyst that disables a respiratory enzyme used by many bacteria, viruses and fungi. The authors explain the silver nanoparticles cause them to “suffocate without corresponding harm occurring to human enzymes or parts of the human body chemistry.”
In addition to directly killing organisms, in vitro studies have demonstrated that silver nanoparticles may induce cytotoxicity and a localized inflammatory response. According to a 2016 review published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, this inflammatory effect is associated, in large part, with the local generation of free radicals and ensuing mitochondrial respiration in response to free radical hyperoxidation.
While localized immune response is stimulated through limited inflammation, silver nanoparticles were found “effective at decreasing inflammation in peritoneal adhesions without significant toxic effects,” as shown by Wong and colleagues in a 2009 in vivo study. This is in keeping with its role in supporting proper wound healing.
In vivo studies demonstrated that topical delivery of silver nanoparticles helped promote wound healing and tissue regeneration. A 2007 study published in the journal ChemMedChem found that silver nanoparticles produced “rapid healing and improved cosmetic appearance.” This conclusion is consistent with a 2010 in vivo study published in ChemMedChem where the researchers found that silver nanoparticles increased the rate of wound closure via “the promotion of proliferation and migration of keratinocytes.” The researchers also noted that the silver nanoparticles influenced the “differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, thereby promoting wound contraction.”
In addition to these well-known applications of silver nanoparticles, recent research has looked at the connection between silver and the gut microbiome.
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