Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Reinforced Waste Buffing Dust Based Composite Insole and Its Antimicrobial Activity

Table 3

Comparison of antibacterial performance of various studies.

Material	Antimicrobial assay	Bacterial strains	NPs	Inhibition efficiency	Ref.
Buffing dust composite	Immersion method	Staphylococcus aureus	ZnONPs	78.0	This study
Finished leather	Immersion method	Staphylococcus aureus	AgNPs	99.0	[12]
Lining leather	Agar overlay method	Staphylococcus aureus	Ag-TiO2NPs	99.0	[16]
Finished leather	Agar diffusion method	Staphylococcus aureus	AgNPs	—	[14]
Tanned leather	Disk diffusion method	Staphylococcus epidermidis	AgNPs	46.6	[51]
Cotton fabrics	Immersion method	Staphylococcus aureus	AgNPs	99.0	[52]
Cotton fabrics	Standard AATCC 100	Staphylococcus aureus	AuNPs	63.9	[53]
Cotton fabrics	Disk diffusion method	Staphylococcus aureus	AgNPs	89.0	[54]
Non-woven fabrics	Disk diffusion method	Staphylococcus aureus	AgNPs	72.9	[55]