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. 2012 Oct 1;6:111. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-111

Table 5.

MIC of selected polymers against different sensitive microorganisms

Tested microorganism Percentage of surviving cells(% Optical density)
Biocidal polymers
Va VIa VIIb VIIIb IXb Xb
Escherichia coli
-
29
25
28
28
27
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
25
27
27
27
27
28
Salmonella typhi
26
28
26
26
28
28
Staphylococcus aureus
24
27
26
29
26
27
Aspergillus niger
24
27
24
27
27
26
Aspergillus flavus
24
28
24
27
27
25
Candida albicans
25
26
24
26
27
27
Cryptpcoccus neoformans 25 28 25 26 28 27

a MIC = 25 mg/mL. b MIC = 12.5 mg/mL.