Table 9.

Antifungal Activity of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles

Concentration of NPs	G. albicans	A. flavus	M. canis	G. glabrata
Based on zone of inhibition (mm)a
10 µg/mL	11.6 ± 0.5	12.1 ± 0.6	17.4 ± 0.9	15.2 ± 1.4
50 µg/mL	19.5 ± 0.6	20.3 ± 1.1	21.6 ± 1.5	18.6 ± 1.2
100 µg/mL	34.2 ± 1.4	31.8 ± 1.7	37.6 ± 2.1	23.7 ± 1.5
Miconazole	20 ± 0.9	25 ± 1.7	25 ± 1.9	25 ± 1.1
Amphotericin B	25 ± 1.1	30 ± 1.6	25 ± 1.9	30 ± 2.2

Notes: ^aThe data indicate the zone of inhibition of bacteria colonization for 24 hours and is presented as the mean (±SD) from three independent experiments, each comprising three microcultures per concentration level.