Table 1.

Antibacterial effect data of Ag/PAAc nanogel against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus; PAAc 1 wt%, hexane 3 wt% and AgNO₃ 0.005 M.

Radiation dose (kGy)	Gram Negative	Gram Positive
	E. coli	S. aureus
	Inhibition zone (mm)
0	0.4 ± 0.1	1.1 ± 0.2
10	0.5 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.2
30	1.1 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.2
50	1.5 ± 0.4	1.6 ± 0.2
75	2.2 ± 0.6	2.6 ± 0.4
100	3.7 ± 0.5	3.5 ± 1.2
150	4.4 ± 1.0	3.7 ± 1.3