Research Article

New Biofunctional Loading of Natural Antimicrobial Agent in Biodegradable Polymeric Films for Biomedical Applications

Table 2

In vivo bacterial colonization of suture with coated material.

Bacterial strainsLog CFU/% kill bacteria relative to inoculum introduced  

E. coli
With coated material0397 <0.0001
Without coated material>300NA
P. aeruginosa
With coated material1180 <0.0001
Without coated material>300NA

of three animals.
  -test.
NA: not applicable.