Table 3. CFU counts of E. coli and S. aureus for Cu based and C5P5-based TENGs operated over different durations.
| Bacteria | Count (CFU mL−1) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu-FEP | 30 s | 60 s | 120 s | Cu/C5P5-FEP | 30 s | 60 s | 120 s | |
| E. coli | 5.6 × 106 | 5.4 × 104 | 3.4 × 103 | 1.7 × 102 | 1.6 × 104 | 2.1 × 102 | 0 | 0 |
| S. aureus | 5.2 × 106 | 6.7 × 103 | 2.1 × 103 | 1.6 × 102 | 1.7 × 104 | 1.7 × 102 | 0 | 0 |