Table 3. Antibacterial Activity of Uncalcinated L-ZnO, S-ZnO and Sc-ZnO against Different Micro-organisms.
concentration of ZnO nanoparticles (mg/mL) |
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nanoparticles | micro-organisms | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 0.625 |
L-ZnO | E. coli | |||||
S. aureus | 19 mm | 11 mm | 9 mm | |||
P. aeruginosa | ||||||
B. subtilis | 14 mm | 10 mm | ||||
S-ZnO | E. coli | 8 mm | ||||
S. aureus | ||||||
P. aeruginosa | ||||||
B. subtilis | ||||||
Sc-ZnO | E. coli | |||||
S. aureus | 10 mm | |||||
P. aeruginosa | ||||||
B. subtilis |