Table 3.
Effect of prepared nanoparticles on biofilm formation.
Concentrations (µg mL−1) | ||||||||||||||||
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Bacterial Isolates |
Fe3O4 NPs | Fe3O4 NPs+PEG | Fe3O4 NPs+Gen | Fe3O4 NPs+PEG+Gen | ||||||||||||
100 | 50 | 25 | 12.5 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 12.5 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 12.5 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 12.5 | |
S. epidermidis | − | + | + | + | − | + | + + | + + | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − |
P. mirabilis | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + + | − | + | + | + | − | - | + | + |
A. baumannii | − | + | + + | + + + | − | + | + + + | + + + | − | + | + | + + | − | + | + | + |
Note: (+) = weak biofilm, (+ +) = moderate biofilm, (+ + +) = dense biofilm, and (−) = no biofilm.