Table 1.

Silver content (μg Ag/g gel) in hydrogels after preparation using silver nanoparticle suspension (1 mM and 0.5 mM) in the polymerization mixture.

Cross-linking	Silver nanoparticle concentration	Silver content (μg Ag/g gel)
7%	1 mM	4.4 ± 0.2
	0.5 mM	4.5 ± 0.3
2.5%	1 mM	5.1 ± 0.3
	0.5 mM	5.4 ± 0.4