Table 4 Results of one-way ANOVA comparing the antimicrobial efficacy of PVC/PVDF/Ag3, PVC/PVDF/Ag4, and the standard antibiotic against four different microorganisms. Statistically significant differences were found for all microorganisms (p < 0.05).

From: A green approach to improve antibacterial properties of PVC/PVDF film doped by silver nanoparticles via nanosecond laser ablation for wound healing application

Microorganism

F-value

p-value

Escherichia coli

265.69

0.016

Klebsiella pneumonia

337.09

0.011

Staphylococcus aureus

57.16

0.025

Bacillus Subtilis

23.56

0.033