Antimicrobial activity of pԑK+ hydrogels, compared with pԑK hydrogels and commercial hydrogel CL against P
aeruginosa isolates. Viable P
aeruginosa in PBS buffer and associated with pԑK+ hydrogel, compared with pԑK hydrogel and commercial hydrogel CL. PԑK+ hydrogel, pԑK hydrogel, and commercial hydrogel CLs were inoculated with P
aeruginosa (PAO1, PA39016, and PA58017) at 103 and 106 CFU for 24 hours. Viable bacterial counts were determined as CFU. Values represent mean of four independent experiments, error bars represent the standard deviation. *P < 0.05 using two-way ANOVA and post hoc Tukey's analysis.