Sorption Capacity of Silver Nanoparticles on Plain Polished Catgut

The paper studies the interaction between surgical catgut and silver nanoparticles depending on the fiber surface treatment and time of exposure (1 and 24 hours) in Ag-containing gels. After a 24-hour exposure, the maximum sorption capacity is observed on polished catgut for silver nanoparticles ranging in size from 1 to 10 nm. After this time period, the sorption capacity of silver nanoparticles on unpolished catgut occurs in Agcontaining gel within the whole size range, mainly from 1 to 5 nm, when silver nanoparticles are obtained by cavitation and diffusion photoreduction. At the same time, the incubation period of 1 hour in Argogel does not provide the potentially effective concentration of silver nanoparticles on the fiber surface.