Table 2.
Percentage inhibition of nystatin chitosan magnetic nanocomposite against different microorganisms.
| Sample | Concentration | Percentage inhibition (Mean ± SEM) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococccus aureus | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Escherichia coli | Candida albicans | ||
| Nys-CS-MNP | 1 mg | −10.236 ± 1.821 | 99.014 ± 0.081 | 25.771 ± 0.498 | 93.750 ± 0.125 |
| Nys-CS-MNP | 2 mg | 1.312 ± 0.000 | 99.085 ± 0.000 | 35.075 ± 0.431 | 99.957 ± 0.025 |
| CS | 1 mg | −4.987 ± 0.000 | 23.994 ± 0.814 | 32.313 ± 0.431 | 11.638 ± 1.246 |
| CS | 2 mg | −7.087 ± 1.821 | 22.535 ± 4.071 | 28.761 ± 0.431 | 14.828 ± 0.000 |
| MNPs | 1 mg | 0.787 ± 0.910 | −19.718 ± 0.814 | 25.373 ± 4.314 | 13.362 ± 0.249 |
| MNPs | 2 mg | −2.887 ± 0.000 | −4.676 ± 1.889 | 26.866 ± 0.000 | 13.793 ± 12.458 |
| CS-MNP | 1 mg | 2.887 ± 0.000 | −7.042 ± 0.814 | 16.418 ± 4.314 | 14.828 ± 0.000 |
| CS-MNP | 2 mg | 22.835 ± 0.910 | 1.268 ± 0.081 | 24.627 ± 4.314 | 14.267 ± 0.000 |