[Mechanism of the antibacterial action of monocarboxycellulose and other ion-exchange derivatives of cellulose].

The mechanism of the antibacterial effect of monocarboxyl cellulose (MCC) and other ion exchange derivatives of cellulose was studied. It was shown that MCC, cellulose phosphate and aminocellulose had a pronounced antibacterial effect due to the presence of the ionogenic group H+ or OH- in the initial drugs. A certain role in this process was played by sorption. The level of the antibacterial activity of MCC depended on the number of the carboxylic groups. MCC is promising as a dressing material.