Table 3.
Mueller–Hinton agar ZOI results for commercial catheters and PDMS–HNT–PEO–Nitro at 24 hrs
Material | ZOI (mm) Escherichia Coli | ZOI (mm) Staphylococcus aureus |
---|---|---|
Standard Nitro disc | 19.730±1.219 | 20.166±0.650 |
PDMS–HNT–PEO–Nitro | 21.100±1.326 | 21.955±0.612 |
PDMS–HNT | No ZOI | No ZOI |
Antibacterial catheter | 18.222±0.864 | 20.300±1.400 |
Silver catheter | No ZOI | 7.322±2.100 |
100% PDMS catheter | No ZOI | No ZOI |
Note: Data represented as mean ± SD.
Abbreviations: HNT, halloysite nanotube; Nitro, nitrofurantoin; PDMS, polydimethylsiloxane; PEO, polyethylene oxide; ZOI, zone of inhibition.