The purpose of sonication in this experiment? - experiment on coating silver particles on slides (Jan/12/2007 )

Hi all,

I am trying a new protocol, something about coating the silver particles on microscope slides. The final step is " sonicate the silver-coated slides in bath sonication for 1 min at room temperature"

I am kinda confused here of what is the purpose of doing that. I dont have a sonicator in my lab, and is hestitating of whether to get one.

As far as i know, sonication is to use high frequency sound wave for dissolving, fixing and lysis purpose but in this case, i am confused.

Comments and suggestions are most welcome

Thanks in advance!

Wllmch

here the aim is to avoid to have aggregates of silver particles.
it's to homogenize the solution