Research Article

Carmellose Mucoadhesive Oral Films Containing Vermiculite/Chlorhexidine Nanocomposites as Innovative Biomaterials for Treatment of Oral Infections

Table 6

Antimicrobial properties of mucoadhesive oral films against Staphylococcus aureus.

SampleCFU
Exposition30 min60 min90 min120 min180 min240 min300 min1 day2 days3 days4 days

10CHDACCNCNCNCNCNCNCN55000
10CHDAC-TCN0000000000
20CHDACCNCNCNCNCNCNCN0000
20CHDAC-TCN0000000000
10CHDGCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCN000
10CHDG-T00000000000
20CHDGCNCNCNCNCNCNCN0000
20CHDG-TCN7000000000

CCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCN
C-TCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCN

Growth on glassCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCN
Growth on blood agarCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCNCN

CN (countless number: >300 CFU on the plate).
The initial time periods, in which microorganism growth was completely inhibited, are written in bold for each sample.