Table 2.
Broth MIC values for polyacrylate emulsions prepared with different surfactants, tested against MRSA either before or after purification.
| Surfactant used to prepare poly(butyl acrylate-styrene) nanoparticle emulsions | Minimum inhibitory concentration (μg/ml) against MRSA (ATCC 43300) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Unpurified emulsion | Purified emulsion | |
| Anionic (1) | 64 | 128 |
| Cationic (2) | 4 | 8 |
| Zwitterionic (3) | 128 | 256 |
| Nonionic (4) | 256 | 256 |
| Anionic surfmer (5) | 64 | 128 |
| Cationic surfmer (6) | 16 | 32 |
| Nonionic surfmer (9) | 256 | 256 |