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.