Table 4.
Types and antimicrobial properties of polymer-supported bimetallic nanoparticles.
| SR No. | Material | Method | Microbial strain | Inhibition zone (mm) or rate (%) | MIC (mg/ml) | Other performance indicators | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANI–Ag–Pt film | Simple chemical method | Streptococcus sp./S. aureus/Klebsiella sp./E. coli | 29/30/25/21 | – | – | Boomi et al., 2013 |
| 2 | FSG–Ag–Cu biofilms | Solution casting | L. monocytogenes/Salmonella enterica sv. typhimurium | – | – | Suppression of CFU ml−1 | Arfat et al., 2017a |
| 3 | PANI–Ag–Au film | Chemical oxidative polymerization | Streptococcus sp. (MTCC 890)/Staphylococcus sp. (MTCC 96) | 28/29/31/28 | – | – | Boomi et al., 2014 |
| E. coli/(MTCC 1671)/Klebsiella sp. (MTCC 7407) | |||||||
| 4 | Agar/Ag–Cu nanocomposites film | Solution casting method | L. monocytogenes (ATCC 19114)/Salmonella enterica typhimurium (ATCC 14028) | – | – | Suppression of CFU ml−1 | Arfat et al., 2017b |
| 5 | PLA–Ag–Cu NPs film | Compression molding | S. typhimurium/C. jejuni/L. monocytogenes | – | – | Suppression of CFU ml−1 | Ahmed et al., 2018 |
| 6 | PANI–Au–Pd film | Chemical oxidative polymerization | E. coli/Staphylococcus sp./Streptococcus sp./Klebsiella sp. | 25/22/21/21 | 25–150 μg/ml | – | Boomi and Prabu, 2013 |
| 7 | Cellulose/polyester–Cu–Ag NPs fibers | Chemical reduction | C. albicans | – | – | – | Galashina et al., 2017 |
| 8 | TiO2 NPs doped Ag−3% PVP-based cotton fabric | Hydrothermal method followed by immersion method | P. aeruginosa/S. aureus E. coli/B. cereus/C. albicans | 19/15/17/15/13 | – | – | Hebeish et al., 2013 |
| TiO2 NWs doped Ag-3% PVP based cotton fabric | P. aeruginosa/S. aureus E. coli/B. cereus/C. albicans | 24/18/19/24/16 | |||||
| 9 | ZnO/Ag/PVP/PCL | Electrospinning method | S. aureus/E. coli | – | – | – | Hu et al., 2018 |
| 10 | ZnO–Ag–PU | Electrospinning method | E. coli | – | – | Suppression of CFU ml−1 | Hassan et al., 2013 |