Research Article
Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan-Alumina/f-MWCNT Nanocomposites
Table 3
Summary of the highest dilutions (MICs) of the beads that inhibited the bacterial growth as determined by the INT assay.
| Organism | Nanocomposites (μg/L) | Chitosan | Chitosan-alumina | Chitosan-alumina/f-MWCNTs |
| E. faecalis | Up to 31.3 | Up to 31.3 | Up to 31.3 | K. pneumoniae | 125 | 125 | 125 | K. pneumoniae | 125 | 125 | 125 | P. aeruginosa | 62.5 | 62.5 | 125 | E. coli | 62.5 | 62.5 | 125 | S. sonnei | 62.5 | 62.5 | 125 | E. coli | 125 | 125 | 125 | P. mirabilis | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | K. oxytoca | 125 | 125 | 125 | B. cereus | 62.5 | 62.5 | 125 | S. boydii | 62.5 | 62.5 | 125 | E. cloacae | 125 | 125 | 250 |
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