Table 2.

Inhibition rate (%) of chitosan-copper nanoparticles against different microorganisms

NPs/MO	BS	MRSA	PA	SC	CA
Compound 1	99.65	99.65	99.65	99.65	82.75
Compound 2	99.65	99.65	99.65	99.65	82.2
Compound 3	95.17	82.2	58.62	88.27	81.37
Compound 4	34.48	77.58	31.03	79.31	65.86

Abbreviations: NPs, nanoparticles (1 [0.05 wt%], 2 [0.1 wt%], 3 [0.2 wt%], and 4 [0.5 wt%]); MO, microorganism; BS, Bacillus subtilis; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; SC, Salmonella choleraesuis; CA, Candida albicans.