Research Article
Antibacterial Properties of Titanate Nanofiber Thin Films Formed on a Titanium Plate
Table 1
Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film against MRSA with and without UV exposure.
| | Evaluation with UV exposure | Evaluation without UV exposure |
| Number of times | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Illuminance (Lux) | 52–75 | 66–84 | 62–92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | UV intensity (μW/cm2) | 144–159 | 171–179 | 133–236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sample |
Sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film | Blank sample | Sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film | Blank sample | Sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film | Blank sample | Sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film | Blank sample | Sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film | Blank sample | Sodium titanate Nanofiber thin film | Blank sample | Average of viable MRSA count just after the inoculation (CFU/sample) | | | | | | | Average of viable MRSA count after 24 h (CFU/sample) | | | <× | | | | | | | | | | (antibacterial activity value) | 5.9 | | 7.7 | | 6.6 | | 5.8 | | 1.0 | | 0.3 | |
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