New Class of Antimicrobial Agents: SBA-15 Silica Containing Anchored Copper Ions

Table 1

EDX quantification results of SBA-15 mesoporous silica powder containing 5 and 10% of copper oxide units (SBA-CuO).

Element	Weight%	Atomic%	Uncertainty%
SBA-CuO 5%
O(K)	41.89	46.75	0.45
C(K)	21.57	32.06	0.37
Si(K)	30.61	19.46	0.12
Cu(K)	3.19	0.90	0.07
Ni(K)	2.73	0.83	0.05
SBA-CuO 10%
O(K)	51.14	56.05	0.51
C(K)	19.22	28.06	0.25
Si(K)	21.90	13.67	0.17
Cu(K)	4.06	1.12	0.08
Ni(K)	3.68	1.10	0.08