The most common chelate for siler is citric acid/citrate. They say a chelate (a molecule that attracts metal ions to form a new molecule that eventually sheds the ion in another process) is much more effective. We know that silver ions are extremely reactive, especially to chloride ions and other plentiful willing compounds in the body.

Through personal experience I know that ionic silver solutions in distilled water always agglomerates (silver ions clump together to form oxides that turn the solution yellow or worse). Silver oxides are not nearly as bioactive as silver ions.

So, I know for a fact that cruise ships use silver citrates almost exclusively to constantly disinfect their ships - have any of you GLPers experimented with it? Silver citrate is made using the same process as electrolysis based silver ion solutions. The only difference is citric acid is added to the distilled water.

Queue the blue man replies lol.