Table 2.
The mechanical properties and antibacterial activities against Cutibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Staphylococcus epidermidis of hydrogel patch.
| Inhibition zone (mm; mean ± SD, n = 3) |
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| Samples | Thickness(mm) | Tensile strength (kg/cm2) | Elongation break test (%) | Cutibacterium acnes | Staphylococcus aureus | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
| GM hydrogel patch 0.5% | 0.66 ± 0.02 | 1.41 ± 0.15 | 262.15 ± 12.99 | 13.88 ± 0.25 | 9.00 ± 0.00 | 11.00 ± 0.00 |
| Blank-hydrogel patch | 0.70 ± 0.03 | 1.43 ± 0.32 | 242.05 ± 16.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
| Clindamycin hydrogel patch 0.05% | 0.32 ± 0.03a,b | 1.34 ± 0.26 | 196.51 ± 13.72a,b | 57.17 ± 0.29 | 31.33 ± 0.58 | 30.67 ± 0.58 |
aP < 0.05 Indicates a significant difference between clindamycin hydrogel patch and GM hydrogel patch; bP < 0.05 significant difference between clindamycin hydrogel patch and blank-hydrogel patch; GM, Garcinia mangostana Linn.