Table 2.
MIC (mg·cm−3) for materials tested on various microbial strains of gram-positive (G+) and gram-negative (G−) bacteria. Values without deviation had the same MIC in all three tests. N/A means that MIC was not found in the measured range.
| Microbial Strains | MIC (mg·cm−3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AgNO3 | Ag-ZnO·mSiO2 | ZnO·mSiO2 | |
| E. coli (G−) | 0.005 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (G−) | 0.005 | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 26.5 |
| Streptococcus salivarius (G+) | 0.16 | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 21.2 ± 2.7 |
| Staphylococcus aureus (G+) | 0.16 | 5.9 ± 0.1 | 21.2 |
| Candida albicans | 0.16 | 23.5 ± 0.5 | N/A |