Table 2 Antimicrobial screening results of PVC and PVC/4-PVC/6 composites films
From: A new antimicrobial PVC-based polymeric material incorporating bisacylthiourea complexes
Compound | Tested Microorganisms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(G ram negative Bacteria) | (Gram positive Bacteria) | (Fungi) | ||||
E.Coli | P.Aeruginosa | S. aureus | B. subtilis | C. albicans | A. fumigatus | |
| Â | Inhibition zone diameter (mm/mg sample) | |||||
Gentamicin(G-) | 30 ± 0.25 | 29 ± 0.30 | 24 ± 0.22 | 26 ± 0.32 | -------- | -------- |
Ketoconazole | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | 20 ± 0.23 | 17 ± 0.29 |
Control: DMSO | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
PVC | 27 ± 0.31 | 29 ± 0.25 | 27 ± 0.25 | 30 ± 0.14 | 17 ± 0.20 | 35 ± 0.22 |
PVC/4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
PVC/5 | 29 ± 0.33 | 17 ± 0.36 | 21 ± 0.20 | 22 ± 0.30 | NA | NA |
PVC/6 | 24 ± 0.27 | 16 ± 0.11 | 22 ± 0.22 | 32 ± 0.25 | 22 ± 0.35 | NA |