Table 4 Decimal reduction time (D) for C. acnes and S. epidermidis viability
From: Thymol-loaded PLGA nanoparticles: an efficient approach for acne treatment
TH (mg/mL) | TH-NP (mg/mL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.25 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 1.00 | |||||||
C. acnes | ||||||||||||
r2 | 0.9654 | 0.9743 | 0.9812 | 0.9964 | 0.9984 | 0.9949 | ||||||
k (logCFU/h) | 1.00 ± 0.11 | 2.03 ± 0.19 | 3.48 ± 0.08 | 1.02 ± 0.12 | 1.96 ± 0.43 | 3.44 ± 0.03 | ||||||
D (min) | 60.5 ± 6.5 | 29.6 ± 2.7 | 17.3 ± 0.4 | 59.0 ± 7.0 | 31.4 ± 6.9 | 17.4 ± 0.1 | ||||||
S. epidermidis | ||||||||||||
r2 | 0.9944 | 0.9886 | ||||||||||
k (logCFU/h) | 1.75 ± 0.02 | 0.54 ± 0.01 | ||||||||||
D (min) | 34.2 ± 0.4 | 111.1 ± 2.9*$ | ||||||||||