Table 1.
Design of Experiment for Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Scaffolds Either Separately or in a Coculture System
| Scaffold | Replicates | Analyses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cytotoxicity experiment | Pure PLA | 3 | AlamarBlue assay |
| PLA+AgNPs | 3 | DNA assay | |
| PLA+AgMPs | 3 | ||
| Antimicrobial experiment | Pure PLA | 3 | Spectrophotometry |
| PLA+AgNPs | 3 | Plate count | |
| PLA+AgMPs | 3 | ||
| Coculture experiment | Pure PLA | 3 | Spectrophotometry |
| PLA+AgNPs | 3 | Plate count | |
| PLA+AgMPs | 3 | DNA assay |
PLA, polylactic acid; AgMPs, silver microparticles; AgNPs, silver nanoparticles.