Table 3. Stability of phage in 4% (w/v) HPMC gel as well as on HPMC coated K-wires (n = 4 per day) on different days.

Days	Phage titer (PFU/ml) in HPMC gel (4%w/v)	Phage titer (PFU/ml) in HPMC + Phage coated wires
1	(2.5±1.1) ×108	(2.7±1.5) ×106
3	(7.25±1.4) ×107	(1.5±2.1) ×106
5	(3.3±2.1) ×107	(7.5±1.0) ×105
10	(1.24±1.47) ×107	(5.2±1.1) ×105
15	(6.89±4.7) ×106	(3.5±2.5) ×105
20	(6.6±2.5) ×106	(1.1±1.0) ×105

Each value represents mean ± S.D of four independent values.