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Microbicidal effect on planktonic bacteria for non-irradiated surfaces (ME) and after laser irradiation (TME).
| MEa | TMEa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Type III) 5 h | (Type III) 24 h | (Type II) 0.5 h | (Type III) 0.5 h | |
| E. coli | 1.7 (0.1) | 5.4 (0.3) | 1.6 (0.2) | >6.0b |
| S. aureus | 0.7 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.1) | >6.0b |
| Static Ag+ release | Photothermal | Combined | ||
aValues are the average of three measurements. Standard deviations between brackets. bA value higher than 6 indicates that no survived bacteria were found after the test.
