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. 2020 Apr 1;5(14):7771–7781. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03528

Table 4. Number of Viable Bacteria of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa Adhered to the Surface of PVC Control and SLIPS Samples, Incubated at 37 °C, after 4 and 24 h (n = 5)a.

  viable bacterial adherence (log (cfu mL–1))
  S. aureus
P. aeruginosa
sample t = 4 h t = 24 h t = 4 h t = 24 h
PVC 4.10 ± 0.31 5.52 ± 0.18 4.93 ± 0.09 6.19 ± 0.20
silver-PVC 2.82 ± 0.21 n.d 1.39 ± 1.28 2.08 ± 1.17
silver-[P666 14][AOT]-SLIPS n.d n.d n.d n.d
silver-[P888 14][AOT]-SLIPS n.d n.d n.d n.d
silver-[P181818 1][AOT]-SLIPS n.d n.d n.d n.d
silver-[P444 2OH][AOT]-SLIPS n.d n.d n.d n.d
silver-[P666 14][Tf2N]-SLIPS n.d n.d n.d 1.15 ± 1.59
a

A result of “n.d” denotes a bacterial adherence below the limit of detection of 50 cfu mL–1.