Ultra-Thin Films of Poly(acrylic acid)/Silver Nanocomposite Coatings for Antimicrobial Applications

Table 1

Antimicrobial activity of prepared colloids by diffusion agar technique, well diameter: 6.0 mm of tested materials, inhibition zones measured in mm.

Tested microorganisms	Inhibition zones [mm]	Control
Gram positive bacteria
B. subtilis	20.5 ± 0.58	NA
Gram negative bacteria
E. coli	17.2 ± 0.25	NA
Fungi
C. albicans	18.2 ± 0.58	NA

NA: no activity.