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. 2018 Apr 16;11:123–137. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S146248

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.