Table 1.
Growth parameters of the E. coli cocktail treated with curcumin-LAE solutions and their individual components, determined using Equation (1) as a model.
| Sample | pH | Irradiated | Parameters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | k | tc | |||
| (-) | (h−1) | (h) | |||
| Control | 3.5 | NO | 13.7 | 0.63 | 5.24 |
| YES | 11.8 | 1.06 | 5.32 | ||
| 7 | NO | 12 | 0.29 | 7.08 | |
| YES | 12.7 | 0.28 | 7.5 | ||
| 1 μmol/L Curcumin | 3.5 | NO | 12.3 | 0.91 | 4.99 |
| YES | 12.7 | 1.51 | 5.85 | ||
| 7 | NO | 8.31 | 0.48 | 5.54 | |
| YES | 6.06 | 1.49 | 5.05 | ||
| 105 μg/mL LAE | 3.5 | NO | 14.3 | 0.71 | 6.85 |
| YES | 13.5 | 0.72 | 7.46 | ||
| 7 | NO | 4.51 | 1.24 | 18.2 | |
| YES | 0.64 | 3.07 | 1.4 | ||
| Curcumin-LAE solution | 3.5 | NO | 13.8 | 0.77 | 7.59 |
| YES | 0.16 | 5.53 | 0.63 | ||
| 7 | NO | 0.61 | 1.34 | 1.54 | |
| YES | 0.69 | 1.17 | 1.34 | ||