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. 2021 Jul 1;22(13):7130. doi: 10.3390/ijms22137130

Table 11.

Antimicrobial studies performed with CUR in films, hydrogels, and other nanomaterials.

Type of Material [CUR] Formulation Microorganism Type of Culture Antimicrobial Method Antimicrobial [CUR] Light/Ultrasonic Parameters Reference
CuR-SiNPs 20 mg S. aureus
P. aeruginosa
Planktonic
Biofilm
aPDT 50 μg/mL
1 mg/mL
20 J/cm2 [218]
CUR-HNT-DX 10 mg S. marcescens
E. coli
Planktonic
Infection model
Grown inhibition, Confocal microscopy Up to 0.5 mg/mL - [219]
Exosomes N/R HIV-1 infection - Flow cytometry N/R - [220]
Electrospun nanofibers 100 mg/mL Actinomyces naeslundii Biofilm aPDT 2.5 and 5 mg/mL 1200 mW/cm2 [221]
Ga NF
CD-GO NF
0.1 mol B. cereus
E. coli
Planktonic Zone of inhibition
MIC
Up to 63.25 µg/mL - [222]
Multinanofibers-film 1, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL S. aureus
E. coli
Planktonic UFC/mL
Confocal microscopy
1 mg/mL - [223]
Nanofibers scaffolds 4.0 wt% S. aureus
Pseudomonas sp.
Planktonic Colony count N/R - [224]
Nanofibrous scaffold 5% S. aureus
E. coli
Planktonic Colony count 20 mg - [225]
Nanofibers 5 and 10%wt S. aureus
E. coli
Planktonic OD600nm Up to 212.5 µg/mL - [226]
CSDG 1 w/w S. aureus
E. coli
Planktonic
Infection model
Colony count
Microscopy
N/R - [227]
Gelatin film 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 wt% E. coli
L. monocytogenes
Planktonic UFC/mL 0.25 and 1.5 wt% - [228]
ZnO-CMC film 0.5 and 1.0 wt% E. coli
L. monocytogenes
Planktonic UFC/mL 1 wt% - [229]
Pectin film 40 mg E. coli
L. monocytogenes
Planktonic UFC/mL N/R - [230]
Edible film 0.4% (w/v) E. coli
B. subtilis
Planktonic Zone of inhibition 1% wt. - [231]

[CUR]: CUR concentration. -: not performed. N/R: not reported. N/C: not clear.