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. 2018 Jul 19;8(7):545. doi: 10.3390/nano8070545

Table 3.

The average diameter (in mm) of inhibition zones of orange oil ME-loaded films (n = 5) against the growth of S. aureus and P. acnes.

Sample Average Diameter of Inhibition Zones (mm) ± SD
S. aureus P. acnes
FME 20 ND 13.64 ± 0.25
FME 25 ND 15.18 ± 0.09
FME 30 8.32 ± 0.11 16.10 ± 0.02
Control film ND ND
Tween 80 ND ND
Propylene glycol ND ND
Ampicillin (10 mg/mL) 32.87 ± 0.96 19.43 ± 0.60

Note: Control film = film containing orange oil instead of orange oil microemulsion; ND = not detected.