High-Density Polyethylene Composites Filled with Nanosilica Containing Immobilized Nanosilver or Nanocopper: Thermal, Mechanical, and Bactericidal Properties and Morphology and Interphase Characterization

Table 8

Vitality of E. coli and St. aureus onto HDPE and the HDPE/Ag-SiO₂ and HDPE/Cu-SiO₂ composites surface determined using ATP method.

Sample	ATP (RLU/cm^2)
	E. coli	St. aureus
HDPE	2800	603
HDPE/Ag-SiO2 (90/10)	1007	170
HDPE/Ag-SiO2 (85/15)	2133	1273
HDPE/Cu-SiO2 (90/10)	1050	240
HDPE/Cu-SiO2 (85/15)	2600	1800