Table 2.
Microbicidal activities of PDDA, PMMA/PDDA and PMMA/PDDA/amphiphile dispersions plotted as minimal microbicidal concentrations (MMC).
| Dispersion 1 | Minimal Microbicidal Concentration (MMC), mg·mL−1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | S. aureus | C. albicans | |
| PDDA 2 | 0.005 | >0.500 | >0.005 |
| PMMA/PDDA 2 | 0.007 | >0.500 | >1.000 |
| PMMA/PDDA/DODAB | 0.100 | 1.000 | >3.000 |
| PMMA/PDDA/CTAB | 0.030 | 1.000 | 1.310 |
| PMMA/PDDA/Lecithin | 0.250 | 0.550 | >3.000 |
1 Concentrations used for NPs synthesis were: [MMA] = 0.56 M; [PDDA] = 5 mg·mL−1; [CTAB] = [DODAB] = [Lecithin] = 2 mM; 2 Data from reference [19].