Table 6.
The inhibition zone for each pristine iron oxide and dextran-coated iron oxide nanocarriers loaded with curcumin.
| Sample | Inhibition Zone (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Candida albicans | |
| DMSO | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10-60-30 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 10-60-30@DEX | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 10-60-30@DEX@CUR_1% | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 10-60-30@DEX@CUR_5% | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 10-60-30@DEX@CUR_10% | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 10-60-60 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 10-60-60@DEX | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 10-60-60@DEX@CUR_1% | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 10-60-60@DEX@CUR_5% | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 10-60-60@DEX@CUR_10% | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 80-60-30 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 80-60-30@DEX | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 80-60-30@DEX@CUR_1% | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 80-60-30@DEX@CUR_5% | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 80-60-30@DEX@CUR_10% | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 80-60-60 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 80-60-60@DEX | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 80-60-60@DEX@CUR_1% | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 80-60-60@DEX@CUR_5% | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 80-60-60@DEX@CUR_10% | 8 | 7 | 8 |