Table 1.
Diameters of inhibition zones caused by different preparations of hydrogels in S. aureus and E. coli cultures.
| Diameter of inhibition zone (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cross-linked hydrogel | Cross-linked hydrogel | |||
| S. aureus | E. coli | S. aureus | E. coli | |
| Alg-Fib@Nis-EDTA (0.03 mM) | 18.5 ± 0.5 | 15.9 ± 0.8 | 13.2 ± 0.4 | 13.1 ± 0.5 |
| Alg-Fib@Nis-EDTA (0.08 mM) | 16.3 ± 0.5 | 16.8 ± 0.3 | 14.3 ± 0.6 | 14.8 ± 0.2 |
| Alg-Fib@Nis-EDTA (0.15 mM) | 17.6 ± 1.5 | 18.3 ± 0.7 | 15.6 ± 0.8 | 14.7 ± 0.8 |
| Alg-Fib@Nis (0.03 mM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alg-Fib@Nis (0.08 mM) | 14.6 ± 0.7 | 0 | 12.1 ± 0.3 | 0 |
| Alg-Fib@Nis (0.15 mM) | 15.2 ± 0.8 | 0 | 13.4 ± 0.5 | 0 |
| Alg-Fib(Control) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Values represent the mean ± SD, n = 3, SD: standard deviation.