Table 1.

Antimicrobial properties of polymers/Ag₂O nanocomposites.

Polymer Matrix	D, nm	Microorganism Strains	MIC	Ref.
Chitosan	50–500	B. subtilis ATCC 6538, E. coli MTCC 1303, P. aeruginosa ATCC 6633, S. aureus MTCC 2453	5 mg/mL	[16]
Polyethersulfone (PES)/cellulose acetate (CA)	20–100	E. coli	8 mg/mL	[17]
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	50–500	E. coli	-	[18]
Natural hydrogel from Abroma augusta	20–40	Bacillus cereus MTCC 430, E. coli MTCC 443, Klebsiella pneumoniae MTCC 7162, P. aeruginosa MTCC 741, S. aureus MTCC 96	12.5 µg/mL	[19]
Chitosan	50–100	E. coli, S. aureus	2 µg/mL	[23]
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) or starch (aspirin conjugated)	-	Alternaria solani, A. niger, Citrobacter freundii, Curvularia lunata, Enterobacter aerogenes, E. coli, Helmentiasporium maydis, Paecilomyces lilacinusby, P. vulgaris, Rhizopus nigricans, S. aureus, and Vibrio cholera	10 µg/mL	[15]
Chitosan	100–200	E. coli, S. aureus	2 µg/mL	[22]
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)	-	Acinetobactor baumannii C78 and C80, P. aeruginosa RRLP1 and RRLP2	17 µg/mL	[95]
Cellulose	50–200	E. coli ATCC 25,922	1.15 mg/mL	[96]
Our results	30–50	E. coli	1 µg/mL	-