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. 2019 Mar 14;9(15):8557–8568. doi: 10.1039/c8ra09929d

Antibacterial activity of the Fe₂O₃/Cu₂O nano-composite against test pathogens^a.

Test sample	Zone of inhibition (in mm)
Test sample	B. subtilis	Staph. aureus	P. aeruginosa	E. coli
Fe₂O₃	04.53 ± 0.11	15.21 ± 0.33	17.24 ± 0.12	17.41 ± 0.06
Cu₂O	02.22 ± 0.24	16.24 ± 0.33	17.10 ± 0.23	18.17 ± 0.07
Fe₂O₃/Cu₂O	08.23 ± 0.14	20.13 ± 0.11	21.09 ± 0.32	20.60 ± 0.11
Std. DW	00.00 ± 0.00	00.00 ± 0.00	00.00 ± 0.00	00.00 ± 0.00

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Values are means of three independent replicates; ± indicate standard error.