Table 1.
Zeta potential, mean particle size and conversion of PA-co-Gs nanoparticles and MIC values of the nanoparticles against E. coli and S. aureus.
| BA:BMA:GPHGH (mol/mol) | Conversion (wt %) | Zeta potential (+mV) | Mean particle size (nm) | MIC (μg/mL) | MBC (μg/mL) | MBC/MIC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | S. aureus | E. coli | S. aureus | E. coli | S. aureus | ||||
| 1:1:0 | 95.2 | 42 ± 1.5 | 56 ± 1 | >1024 | >1024 | - | - | - | - |
| 30:30:1 | 71.6 | 62 ± 1.6 | 81 ± 2 | 16 | 8 | 64 | 32 | 4 | 4 |
| 25:25:1 | 68.8 | 65 ± 1.7 | 88 ± 2 | 16 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| 20:20:1 | 65.6 | 66 ± 1.8 | 93 ± 2 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 15:15:1 | 60.2 | 64 ± 1.7 | 97 ± 2 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 10:10:1 | 53.4 | 67 ± 1.9 | 113 ± 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 |