Table 1.
A comparison of the relative significance (i.e., +: significant; −: not significant) in bacterial reduction performance between the different composite systems, according to the Mann-Whitney U test, at P < 0.05, both before and after laundering durability testing (i.e., post-wash (PW)).
| P < 0.05 | Control | Blank Substrate | rGO | rGO: PW | Ag | Ag: PW | Ag-rGO | Ag-rGO: PW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | / | + | + | − | + | + | + | + |
| Blank Substrate | + | / | + | − | + | − | + | + |
| rGO | + | + | / | + | − | + | + | + |
| rGO: PW | − | − | + | / | + | + | + | + |
| Ag | + | + | − | + | / | + | − | + |
| Ag: PW | + | − | + | + | + | / | + | − |
| Ag-rGO | + | + | + | + | − | + | / | + |
| Ag-rGO: PW | + | + | + | + | + | − | + | / |