Research Article

Novelty of Bioengineered Iron Nanoparticles in Nanocoated Surgical Cotton: A Green Chemistry

Table 4

Antimicrobial activity of GR-FeNPs-coated surgical cotton.

PathogensDiameter of zone of inhibition (24 hours)Diameter of zone of inhibition (30 days)

Bacillus subtilis (MCC 2244)9 mm ± 0.24 mm5 mm ± 0.4 mm
Staphylococcus aureus (MCC 2408)12 mm ± 0.28 mm11 mm ± 0.29 mm
Escherichia coli (MCC 2246)14 mm ± 0.3 mm6 mm ± 0.3 mm