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Antimicrobial activity of the bio-nanocomposite films∗.
| Film Type | Inhibition Zone (mm) |
|
|---|---|---|
| E. coli | S. aureus | |
| IC | 0.000a ± 0.000 | 0.000a ± 0.000 |
| IC/SiO2 | 15.283b ± 1.553 | 0.000a ± 0.000 |
| IC/ZnO | 21.224c ± 2.518 | 0.000a ± 0.000 |
| IC/SiO2–ZnO 1:1 | 24.814c ± 0.446 | 13.450b ± 0.229 |
| IC/SiO2–ZnO 1:2 | 23.910c ± 2.082 | 16.217c ± 0.597 |
| IC/SiO2–ZnO 1:3 | 21.508c ± 4.477 | 15.683c ± 0.562 |
∗Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Different letters in the same column indicate significantly different (p < 0.05).
