Formulation of Insect Chitosan Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles with Propolis Extract as Potent Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Composites

Table 2

Antimicrobial potentialities of insect chitosan, propolis extract, synthesized Ag-NPs with propolis extract, and their composite against skin microbial pathogens.

Agents	Staphylococcus aureus		Candida albicans
	IZ (mm)	MIC (μg/mL)	IZ (mm)	MIC (μg/mL)
Chitosan		85.0		92.5
Propolis extract		75.0		85.0
Propolis/Ag-NPs		37.5		45.0
Chitosan/Propolis/Ag-NPs		35.0		45.0
Vancomycin		40.0	ND	ND
Nystatin	ND	ND		52.5

IZ: appeared inhibition zones included diameter of assay disc; MIC: “minimum inhibitory concentrations.” Within one column, dissimilar letters (superscript) indicate significant differences.