Table 2.
Biofilm biomass in S. aureus and E. coli biofilm on PLGA- or PLL-based bilayer films in CDC bioreactor at 37 °C.a
| Films |
S. aureus Biomass/μm3/μm2 |
E. coli Biomass/μm3/μm2 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| NO release | a–50–50 | 8.6 (±1.0)×10−3 | 4.0 (±1.2)×10−3 |
| e–50–50 | 8.3 (±3.6)×10−3 | 1.3 (±0.5)×10−3 | |
| e–75–25 | 9.2 (±7.5)×10−3 | 7.0 (±4.8)×10−4 | |
| e–PLL | 9.4 (±6.0)×10−4 | 1.6 (±0.6)×10−4 | |
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| Control | PLGA/SR | 1.4 (±1.6)×10−2 | 4.0 (±1.8)×10−1 |
| 30% DBHD | 5.9 (±2.5)×10−2 | 4.0 (±1.0)×10−1 | |
| SR | 5.9 (±0.5)×10−2 | 6.0 (±1.4)×10−1 | |
a
Average values with the standard deviations for n = 2 shown in the brackets were calculated from COMSTAT image analysis on CLSM images.