When stress is applied to the adhesive, those «sacrificial»
ionic bonds break first, allowing the matrix to absorb a large amount of energy before its structure becomes compromised.
Whether this is due to the fact that not all colloidal silver ingested
bonds to form silver chloride, or whether at different parts of the metabolic process the chloride - silver
bonds break leaving
ionic and / or silver particles free to act once again is a matter of debate.