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Table 3 Percent disruption of pre-existing biofilms with different treatment groups and concentrations

From: BAR-encapsulated nanoparticles for the inhibition and disruption of Porphyromonas gingivalisStreptococcus gordonii biofilms

Time (h)

% Disruption of pre-formed biofilms

Free BAR (3 μM)

BAR-mod NPs (1.3 μM)

BAR-mod NPs (3 μM)

BAR-encap NPs (1.3 μM)

BAR-encap NPs (3 μM)

1

22.6 ± 0.2

43.4 ± 0.2

48.9 ± 0.1

32.3 ± 0.1

37.7 ± 0.1

2

44.4 ± 0.2

59.2 ± 0.1

68.7 ± 0.1

46.6 ± 0.2

52.4 ± 0.2

3

69.0 ± 0.0

71.2 ± 0.1

83.4 ± 0.0

66.1 ± 0.1

77.0 ± 0.0