Results of antibacterial testing of silver/cotton nanocomposites and cellulose-, CMC- and AMC-stabilised silver/cotton nanocomposites, respectively, against MRSA.
Sample | Cellulosic stabiliser | Antibacterial activity/ZOI (mm) | MBC/MIC (mM) |
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3 | None | Sufficient/0 | 1.6/0.8 |
4 | Cellulose | Fairly good/1 | 0.58/0.29 |
5 | CMC | Fairly good/1 | 0.9/0.22 |
6 | AMC | Fairly good/1 | 0.54/0.13 |