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Dr. Robert O. Becker, MD
Silver Ions: Altered Cell Morphology, Anti-bacterial Properties, and
Stimulated
Tissue Growth and Healing
Dr. Robert O. Becker, M.D., orthopedic surgeon and medical research
doctor, is one of the early pioneers responsible for the resurgence
of silver use in medical applications. Dr. Becker's primary area
of
personal interest has always been exploring the possibility of complete
tissue and organ regeneration in humans. Through his fascinating
journey
which spans over three decades of dedicated research, he has brilliantly
explored bioelectric and electromagnetic systems, reaching to understand
and control the growth and healing process in complex organisms.
Much
of the following information was taken directly from the books The
Body Electric and Cross
Currents.
Robert O. Becker - The Discovery of
Silver Dr. Becker first used silver in 1971. His
experiments at this time focused on proving that minute amounts of
electrical current could dedifferentiate cells and stimulate limb regeneration
in rats. For his experiments, Dr. Becker elected to use a platinum
electrode as the negative pole ( cathode ) and a pure silver electrode
as the positive pole ( anode ) with a 106 - 108 Megohms resistor wired
into the circuit. He implanted the device in 35 rats, and achieved
the most notable results using 1 nanoamp of current. In 1972, Dr. Becker was ready to begin experimentation
with electrical stimulation for bone growth in humans, particularly
in cases where broken bones ( nonunions ) refused to heal. Again, Dr.
Becker chose to use silver, primarily because he believed silver was
less likely to chemically react with tissues and he believed that silver
would transmit the electrical current most efficiently. Testing conducted by Dr. Becker's team demonstrated
that the positive pole of a silver electrode in a low current circuit
would kill all forms bacteria within a 1/2 inch radius. Dr. Becker
hypothesized that this effect was due to the delivery of silver ions
directly into the adjacent tissues. Never-the-less, his primary concern
was that the positive current at the treatment site might cause delays
in healing. Up to this point, research indicated that growth stimulation
occurred at the negative electrode. Dr. Becker eventually concluded that while
all five of metals they tested stopped growth of all bacteria, the
current required for all types except silver required dangerously high
levels of current. Dr. Becker hypothesized that the other metals killed
bacteria by poisoning the bacteria and normal cells. Eventually, Dr.
Becker confirmed that the silver deactivated or killed all bacteria
with no side effects with small ( and safe ) levels of current. Dr. Becker eventually began experimenting
with silver-impregnated nylon as a form of wound dressing designed
to kill bacteria; he continued to use "positive current" to
kill bacteria and "negative current" to stimulate tissue/bone
growth. Becker's team commonly used between 100 to 200 nanoamps of
electrical current per centimeter of electrode in their research. Dr.
Becker concluded that other researchers were using far too much current
in related experimentation, and that electricity exceeding one volt
posed the possibility of dangerous side effects in nearby tissues. In 1977, Becker first noticed that the silver
anode ( positive pole ) appeared to actually be stimulating bone growth
as well as eliminating infections. By 1978 he had repeated this phenomenon
a number of times, and decided to reevaluate the theory that only the
negative current stimulated tissue growth. In 1980 Dr. Becker, through extensive research
and experimentation, concluded that the current was not the determining
factor with this stimulated growth. Rather, it was the silver ions
that were responsible for the accelerated healing at the anode. He
found that cells within 5 millimeters of the silver were actually altered.
In cultures, Dr. Becker demonstrated that silver ions effected cell
changes to the extent that the cells grew extremely quickly, producing
primitively formed cells including fully dedifferentiated cells and
rounded fibroblasts. Furthermore, the process of using silver ions
to stimulate healing resulted in a 50% reduction in the healing time. While it is universally accepted by knowledgeable
researchers that silver ions can, in fact, alter cell morphology, some
dispute the claim that actual cell dedifferentiation occurs. However,
these conflicting findings may be due solely to the actual amount of
current used; increased levels of current may in fact interfere with
the process. Dr. Becker is virtually alone in the belief that the amount
of current used should be minute, approaching the same levels of the
natural DC current present in the human body. Before Becker's research group dissolved,
Dr. Becker found that silver ions, electrically injected, could suspend
the mitosis of ( cancerous ) malignant fibrosarcoma cells. Dr. Becker
hypothesized that cancer cells, regardless of the initial cause, were
cells caught in a partially differentiated and primitive state. However,
this promising research was never fully explored. Dr. Becker's conclusion was that low-current
silver electrodes stimulate bone formation by dedifferentiating cells
and possibly stimulating periosteal cells. Dr. Becker's greatest cautionary
note is the observation that high levels of current will stimulate
cancer cell growth; the key is low-current with pure silver electrodes. Research Points of Interest
- Red blood cells of a frog can be dedifferentiated by
using extremely small amounts of current, measured in billionths of
amperes.
- Bone growth stimulation occurred with platinum electrodes
( at the negative electrode ) at a maximum of 3 micro amps ( generated
by a power source delivering an initial 100 micro amperes )
- The average amount of voltage required to induce electrolysis
in human tissues was 1.1 volts of direct current ( any amount of current
above this point can cause cell damage or cell death )
- Becker's group demonstrated that by using silver electrodes
and 0.1 micro amperes of current, bone growth stimulation still occurred,
and nonunion fractures healed.
- Dr. Becker noted that cancer cell growth was stimulated
by 300% using the 10 microampere method.
- Dr. Becker noted that the combined effect of the proper
level of current and the delivery of silver ions could dedifferentiate
cancer cells; both elements must be correctly applied for any results
( the activation of primitive-type genes in a cell nucleus ).
- Dr. Becker realized that the silver electrode method
could be used on a patient's cells, and that large quantities of primitive
cells could be stored for use at later date.
In January of 1980, primarily due to political
reasons, the inflow of research grant money stopped, and Dr. Becker
was forced to close his laboratory, even though he was likely on the
verge of incredible breakthroughs in full tissue and organ regeneration
in humans.
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Dr Robert O. Becker
The Body Electric & Cross Currents
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