HTCC-Modified Nanoclay for Tissue Engineering Applications: A Synergistic Cell Growth and Antibacterial Efficiency

Table 2

Antibacterial efficiency of different samples.

Samples	Escherichia coli		Staphylococcus aureus
	NO.^1  × 10^−5	𝑅%	NO.^1  × 10^−5	𝑅%
Control	200	0	151	0
HTCC	68	66	8	94.43
Montmorillonite	136	32	22	85.53
HTCC/Mt = 1/2	114	43	55	63.51
HTCC/Mt = 2/2	11	94.5	4	97.34
HTCC/Mt = 2/1	13	93	1	99.01
Chitosan/Mt = 2/1	108	46	71	52.69
Chitosan	119	40.5	72	52.44

1Number of grown bacteria per mL after the incubation time (100000 times diluted).