Influence of Incorporating Silver Nanoparticles in Protease Treatment on Fiber Friction, Antistatic, and Antibacterial Properties of Wool Fibers

Table 1

The antibacterial performance of wool fibers.

Bacteria		Untreated	3%, 6%, and 9% Protease/AgNPs	6% Pro./AgNPs at pH = 7
Staphylococcus aureus (CFU/mL)	Start	1.6 × 105	1.6 × 105	1.6 × 105
	After 24 h	4.1 × 107	<10	5.3 × 103
	R%	—	99.99%	96.68%
Klebsiella pneumoniae (CFU/mL)	Start	1.7 × 105	1.7 × 105	1.7 × 105
	After 24 h	5.7 × 107	<10	7.8 × 103
	R%	—	99.99%	95.41%