Alginate Biocomposite Films Incorporated with Cinnamon Essential Oil Nanoemulsions: Physical, Mechanical, and Antibacterial Properties

Table 3

Antibacterial activities of the control and CEO-NE-alginate films. Different letters in the same row indicate significant differences at by the ANOVA test. The percentages indicate the amount of nanoemulsion incorporated into the films (%, v/w), based on total film-forming solution. Control = pure alginate film.

	Inhibition zone (mm)
	Control	CEO-NE 20%	CEO-NE 25%	CEO-NE 30%	CEO-NE 40%
Gram negative
S. typhimurium	^a	^b	^b	^c	^c
E. coli	^a	^b	^c	^d	^e
L. monocytogenes	^a	^b	^c	^d	^e
Gram positive
B. cereus	^a	^b	^c	^d	^e
S. aureus	^a	^b	^b	^c	^d
S. mutans	^a	^b	^c	^d	^e