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. 2021 Nov 18;13(22):3987. doi: 10.3390/polym13223987

Table 3.

The antibacterial activity of TPU/ZnO and TPU/CuO nanofibers against colistin resistant K. pneumoniae strains.

Tested Strains TPU/ZnO 2 wt% TPU/ZnO 4 wt% TPU/CuO 2 wt% TPU/CuO 4 wt%
IZ (mm) Reduction Rate (%) IZ (mm) Reduction Rate (%) IZ (mm) Reduction Rate (%) IZ (mm) Reduction Rate (%)
K. pneumoniae 1 10 50 13 72 9 24 12 16
K. pneumoniae 2 9 44 11 70 6 21 6 32
K. pneumoniae 3 14 70 17 76 11 29 16 41
K. pneumoniae 4 10 54 14 75 6 20 10 30
K. pneumoniae 5 6 32 6 53 6 20 6 30
K. pneumoniae 6 9 38 10 54 6 20 9 33
K. pneumoniae 7 6 37 6 50 6 20 6 31
K. pneumoniae 8 8 39 12 73 6 20 10 36
K. pneumoniae 9 6 31 9 57 6 20 6 32
K. pneumoniae 10 15 74 19 83 12 29 13 58