Table 2 Summary of the antimicrobial effect of PNIPAAm and three nanocomposites on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus
Endpoint Strain | PNIPAAm | Fe3O4-PNIPAAm-1 | Fe3O4-PNIPAAm-2 | Fe3O4-PNIPAAm-3 |
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Growth rate | ||||
E. coli | 0 | – – | – | 0 |
S. aureus | – | – – | – – | – |
Viability | ||||
E. coli | – – | – – | – – | – – |
S. aureus | – – | – – | 0 | – – |
DNA damage | ||||
E. coli | – | – – | – – | – – |
S. aureus | – | – – | – – | – – |