Table 1.

MIC (μg/mL) of pure propylparaben, organic nanoparticles, and hand mixture of nanoparticles components

Bacteria	NP	Mixture of NP components	Propylparaben
S. aureus	80	160	2,500
MRSA	80	160	1,250
A. baumannii	160	160	1,250
S. epidermidis	160	300	2,500

Abbreviations: MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NP, nanoparticles; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; A. baumannii, Acinetobacter baumannii; S. epidermidis, Staphylococcus epidermidis.