Research Article

Cellulose Acetate Based Material with Antibacterial Properties Created by Supercritical Solvent Impregnation

Table 2

Results of antibacterial analysis of pure CA and CA impregnated with carvacrol.

Bacterial strainInhibition zones (mm)
Control6.0%33.6%60.0%

Acinetobacter sp. (GA11)014040
Bacillus anthracis051632
Bacillus cereus061220
Bacillus subtilis001223
Corynebacterium sp.00715
Escherichia coli041420
Klebsiella pneumoniae (GA15)06710
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC19111001220
Listeria ivanovii ATCC1911900621
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA 7)041230
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA 74)041122
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA 75)052030
Rhodococcus equi061430
Salmonella Enteritidis05919
Streptococcus pyogenes00921
Streptococcus pneumoniae0102335