Table 6.

Summary of the polymer-based nanocomposites that can be efficiently employed against various microorganisms on surfaces.

Blend/Composite	Configuration/ Nanostructure	Dimension	Antimicrobial Mechanism	Efficacy	Microbe of Interest	Ref.
PMMA/Ag, PTBAM/Ag	Nanofibers	40 nm diameter, 10 μm long	Bioactive reinforced	-	E. coli, S. aureus	[190]
PEI/Ag	NPs grafted on SAM	10–14 nm thick (total)	Bioactive reinforced	~6 log 0.86 log	E. coli S. aureus	[193]
PVDF-g-PCBMA/Ag	Pores/brushes	-	Bioactive reinforced	-	E. coli, S. aureus	[189]
PLA/PEG, PLA/PEG/Ag	Films; NPs	~40 μm thick 25 nm thick	Biopassive + bioactive	-	E. coli, S. aureus	[114]
P2VP-b-PEG	Smart micelles	60 nm (unloaded)	Bioactive		-	[194]
PEI/Cu	Positively charged NPs	34 nm radius	Bioactive reinforced	87% 96% 80%	E. coli P. aeruginosa S. aureus	[188]
Pectin–PEI–Cu	Films with Cu NPs	100 μm thick	Bioactive reinforced	-	S. aureus, E. coli	[115]
PDMEMA-MWCNTs	Nanotubes	26 nm diameter	Bioactive reinforced	42% -	E. coli S. aureus	[195]
MWCNTs-APPI/MWCNTs-APPI–Ag NPs	Nanotubes Ag NPs	15 nm diameter 15 nm diameter	Bioactive reinforced	96%/99% 96%/99% 87%/93%	B. subtilis S. aureus E. coli	[196]
PE/PEG/GO–NH2	Films	-	Bioactive reinforced	90%	E. coli	[116]