Table 4 Antimicrobial activity of nanocomposites IPEC-Ag produced by various reductants.

From: Effect of the type of reducing agents of silver ions in interpolyelectrolyte-metal complexes on the structure, morphology and properties of silver-containing nanocomposites

Reducing agent

Diameter of the inhibition zone, mm

Staphylococcus aureus

Escherichia coli

NaBH4

IPEC–Ag

IPEC–Ag

18,2 ± 0,8

17,6 ± 0,6

N2H4

IPEC–Ag

IPEC–Ag

19 ± 0,6

20 ± 0,6

C6H8O6

IPEC–Ag

IPEC–Ag

17 ± 0,6

16 ± 0,6

control sample

IPEC

IPEC

0

0