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. 2013 May 10;14(5):9906–9946. doi: 10.3390/ijms14059906

Table 5.

Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) and haemolysis for some cationic polymers.

Polymer Microrganism MIC (μg/mL) Haemolysis Ref.
Polyionene 5 P. aeruginosa 100–330 Nt [86]
S. aureus 5–10

Polyionene 14 P. aeruginosa 330–660 Nt [86]
S. aureus 33–66

Lipopeptoid P. aeruginosa 64 56% (at 100 μg/mL lipopeptoid) [190]
C16NlysGNlys S. aureus 8

Lipopeptoid P. aeruginosa 128 68% (at 100 μg/mL lipopeptoid) [190]
C16NlysNlysNlys S. aureus 16

Lipopeptide P. aeruginosa * 128 4% (at 100 μg/mL lipopeptide) [191]
C16-KKK S. aureus * 16

Lipopeptide P. aeruginosa * 64 63% (at 100 μg/mL lipopeptide) [191]
C16-KGK S. aureus * 8

pDMAEMA P. aeruginosa 1000 50% [242]
S. epidermidis 100 >10 mg/mL

PDDA P. aeruginosa ** 1.0 0% (at 100 μg/mL) [45,213]
S. aureus ** 10
C. albicans ** 0.5
*

MIC for 90% inhibition of microorganisms.

**

MBC for 99% of cell death. Nt: Not tested.