Table 1.

Effect of copper oxide nanoparticles (0.73 mg/mL) against P. aeruginosa and C. albicans.

	Fabric control (CFU/mL)	(Cu2O NP, in situ chemical)-(growth inhibition)	(Cu2O NP, in situ M. dubia)-(growth inhibition)	(Cu2O NP, post-synthesis M. dubia)-(growth inhibition)	(Cu2O NP post-synthesis chemical)-(growth inhibition)
P. aeruginosa (ATCC Nº 9027)	*1.15 × 105 CFU/mL ± 0.06	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)	–
C. albicans (ATCC Nº 10231)	*1.05 × 105 CFU/mL ± 0.06	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)	*0.00 ± 0 (100%)

*p < 0.001.

A one-way ANOVA was performed for independent data, resulting in a significant difference between the treatments and the control group.