Table 2 Antimicrobial activity and toxicity of model NPPBs (unit: μg/mL).

From: Hydrophilic nanoparticles that kill bacteria while sparing mammalian cells reveal the antibiotic role of nanostructures

NPPBs

MIC

MBC

Cytotoxicity

 

E. coli

PA14

S. aureus

MU50

E. coli

S. aureus

HC50

IC50

S7–P35

32

64

6

16

48

16

>512

>512

S10–P33

48

64

6

16

16

8

>512

>512

S25–P31

48

128

12

32

32

16

>512

>512

S50–P29

64

256

24

64

32

16

>512

>512

S110–P34

512

512

64

64

128

64

>512

>512

S270–P32

1000

1500

192

256

>128

128

>512

>512

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