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.

OrganismNanocomposites (μg/L)
ChitosanChitosan-aluminaChitosan-alumina/f-MWCNTs

E. faecalisUp to 31.3Up to 31.3Up to 31.3
K. pneumoniae125125125
K. pneumoniae125125125
P. aeruginosa62.562.5125
E. coli62.562.5125
S. sonnei62.562.5125
E. coli125125125
P. mirabilis62.562.562.5
K. oxytoca125125125
B. cereus62.562.5125
S. boydii62.562.5125
E. cloacae125125250