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. 2024 May 2;16(19):24248–24260. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c02369

Table 2. Antibacterial Efficacy of PVC–SNAP–PEI–NAC Composites against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria.

sample change compared to PVC control E. coli
S. aureus
    adhered planktonic adhered planktonic
PVC–PEI log reduction 0.16 ± 0.08 0.03 ± 0.04 1.62 ± 0.22 0.36 ± 0.03
  percent reduction 29.60 ± 12.35 7.20 ± 8.96 97.32 ± 1.20 55.88 ± 3.27
PVC–PEI–NAC log reduction 0.44 ± 0.36 0.07 ± 0.16 1.41 ± 0.25 0.05 ± 0.19
  percent reduction 54.46 ± 27.37 10.90 ± 34.34 95.53 ± 1.81 1.20 ± 53.11
PVC–SNAP log reduction 0.86 ± 0.24 0.62 ± 0.03 1.34 ± 0.11 1.10 ± 0.18
  percent reduction 84.48 ± 8.57 76.11 ± 1.86 95.29 ± 1.24 91.25 ± 4.19
PVC–SNAP–PEI–NAC log reduction 1.69 ± 0.21 1.57 ± 0.04 2.47 ± 1.43 3.37 ± 0.11
  percent reduction 97.7 ± 1.1 97.29 ± 0.26 99.95 ± 0.02 99.96 ± 0.01