Research Article
Effect of Sodium Salicylate on the Viscoelastic Properties and Stability of Polyacrylate-Based Hydrogels for Medical Applications
Table 4
Antimicrobial activity of samples G1–G6 after 1 year of storage at 8°C expressed as inhibition zone diameter (mm).
| Sample | Escherichia coli | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Candida albicans | Staphylococcus aureus | Aspergillus niger |
| G1 | No inhibition | No inhibition | No inhibition | No inhibition | No inhibition | G2 | No inhibition | 0.5 ± 0.3 | No inhibition | 1.0 ± 0.5 | No inhibition | G3 | No inhibition | 0.5 ± 0.3 | No inhibition | 2.5 ± 0.5 | No inhibition | G4 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 3.5 ± 1.0 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | G5 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 7.5 ± 1.0 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | G6 | 4.0 ± 0.5 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 0.3 | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
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