Table 6.

Biofilm thickness, amounts, and concentrations of silver in residual biofilm after 48 hours of dressing exposure and concentration of silver in the original applied dressings. n = 6 for silver assays and n = 9 or greater for mean biofilm thickness data. ^∗ p = 0.000 compared to SCSD and SNAD. ^† p = 0.009 compared to SNAD.

	No dressing	NCSD	SNAD	NGAD
Mean biofilm thickness (µm)	25.6	37.8	20.0	12.1
Amount of silver in residual biofilm (µg)	0.0	14.1†	4.5	79.1∗
Concentration of silver in residual biofilm (µg/µm)	0.0	0.4	0.2	6.5∗
Concentration of silver in applied dressing (mg/cm2)	0.0	1.48	1.11	0.17