Table 2.
Initial concentration and concentrations of the three bacterial strains in suspensions after 24 h of contact with differently modified samples (colony formed unit/mL).
| Bacteria strain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | S. mutans | K. pnemoneai | ||
| Initial concentration (CFU/mL) | 1.5 × 108CFU/ml | 1.5 × 108CFU/ml | 1.5 × 108CFU/ml | |
| Concentration after 24 h (CFU/mL) | ZnO/TiO2/4A 2% (G1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ZnO/4A2% (G2) | 0 | 0 | 9 × 107CFU/ml | |
| TiO2/4A (G3) | 0 | 0 | 1 × 109CFU/ml | |
| ZnO/TiO2/4A4% (G4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TiO2/4A4 (G5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ZnO/4A4% (G6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Control (G7) | 3.4 × 1010CFU/ml | 4.7 × 1010CFU/ml | 2.4 × 1010CFU/ml | |