Table 4.
The concentrations of the tested silver(I) cyanoximates embedded into polymeric composite that inhibited biofilm growth. The lowest inhibiting concentrations (0.5%) are shown in bold. Chlorhexidine was used as a reference compound.
| BIOFILM | S. aureus | B. aryabhattai | PAO1 | FRD1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ag(ECO) | 1% | 5% | 1% | 0.5% |
| Ag(ACO) | 1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Ag(BCO) | 5% | 2.5% | 5% | 2.5% |
| Ag(CCO) | 5% | >5% | 2.5% | >5% |
| Ag(BOCO) | 1% | >5% | 0.5% | 2.5% |
| Ag(BIMCO) | 5% | 2.5% | 1% | 0.5% |
| Ag(BIHCO) | 0.5% | 5% | >5% | 0.5% |
| Ag(PiCO) yellow | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Ag(PiCO) red | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1% | 1% |
| Ag(BTCO) | 5% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Ag(MCO) | 5% | 1% | 1% | >5% |
| Ag(PiPCO) | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1% | >5% |
| Chlorhexidine | 0.5% | 0.5% | >5% | 2.5% |