Functional Surface Coating on Cellulosic Flexible Substrates with Improved Water-Resistant and Antimicrobial Properties by Use of ZnO Nanoparticles

Table 2

Antimicrobial performances of the surface coating with different ZnO aggregations.

	MIC	Reduction of E. coli reproduction (%)
	(μg mL^−1)	weight of 1.5 g m^−2	weight of 3 g m^−2
Control	0	0	0
Rod-like ZnO	312.5	34.0	45.3
Flower-like ZnO	312.5	44.9	51.6

ratio = 0.2.