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originally posted by: SLAYER69
a reply to: Violater1
No biggie if this doesn't pan out there are always the Russians.
Scientists in Russia developing three Ebola vaccines – Health Ministry
originally posted by: Violater1
originally posted by: SLAYER69
a reply to: Violater1
No biggie if this doesn't pan out there are always the Russians.
Scientists in Russia developing three Ebola vaccines – Health Ministry
Ohh Slayer, your avatar shows you having polythelia, I never knew
originally posted by: hurdygurdy
According to the article in the OP,
"Taking the material orally – as would be expected of colloidal silver dietary supplements – is unlikely to be effective as silver nanoparticles dissolve in gastric juices. Nanoparticle uptake from the gut into the body is also very poor."
I've read this in other sources and it makes me wonder if delivery could be enhanced through liposomal encapsulation, and a search brought me to this study. (I know it's not ebola, but the results were promising in reducing infection)
originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: Violater1
question one :
why is this not on the DTRA own web page ?
there are others - but reading that crap makes my head hurt
Nanomaterials are being incorporated into many biological applications for use as therapeutics, sensors, or labels. Silver nanomaterials are being utilized for biological implants and wound dressings as an antiviral material, whereas gold nanomaterials are being used as biological labels or sensors due to their surface properties and biocompatibility.
Silver nanoparticles were synthesized and stabilized by a simple, environment-friendly method in a liposomes structure. Liposomes were prepared by facing lecithin to the aqueous-phase solutions while stirring vigorously. The ratio of lecithin concentration to silver nitrate (K(Lec/Ag) = [Lecithin]/[AgNO(3)]) is the influencing factor in the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. The stability, size distribution, and antibacterial properties of synthesized silver nanoparticles were studied by ultraviolet (UV)-visible, dynamic light scattering, and antibacterial assay.
The UV spectra indicated a single symmetric extinction peak at 400 nm, confirming the spherical shape of the synthesized silver nanoparticles. A high K(Lec/Ag) value leads to a reduction in the intensity of extinction spectra and increases the size of Ag-liposomes nanocomposites.
The large Ag-liposomes nanocomposites are transformed to the smaller Ag-liposomes nanocomposites (from 342 to 190 nm) due to sonication treatment. The stabilized silver nanoparticles with various lecithin concentrations showed a good antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram-positive bacterium, and Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium.