Table 1 Estimated zone of inhibition after treatment of pathogenic bacteria with different concentrations of ZnFe2O4 NPs
From: Anti‐bacterial and wound healing‐promoting effects of zinc ferrite nanoparticles
ZnFe2O4 concentration (µg/mL) | Zone of inhibition (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli | P. aeruginosa | K. pneumoniae | S. typhi | S. aureus | MRSA | |
12.5 | 9 ± 0.8 | 10 ± 0.8 | 10 ± 0.5 | 8 ± 0.5 | 10 ± 0.5 | 10 ± 0.9 |
25 | 10 ± 0.4 | 11 ± 0.4 | 10 ± 1 | 10 ± 0.7 | 10 ± 0.6 | 10 ± 0.4 |
50 | 10 ± 0.6 | 11 ± 0.5 | 11 ± 1.1 | 11 ± 1.4 | 11 ± 0.8 | 10 ± 0.7 |
100 | 11 ± 0.7 | 12 ± 0.8 | 13 ± 1.6 | 12 ± 1.1 | 13 ± 0.9 | 11 ± 0.9 |
Positive control (silver cream) | 16 ± 0.9 | 15 ± 0.4 | 16 ± 0.9 | 16 ± 1 | 20 ± 1.2 | 14 ± 0.7 |
Vehicle control (DMSO) | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |