Table 3 Antimicrobial activity of the prepared coatings.

From: Fabrication and application of naturally sourced nano-pigments based on algal biomass in multifunctional coatings

Strains

Nano-pigments

Group I (2.5%)

Algal biomass

Zinc ferrite/AB

Cerium ferrite/AB

Candida albican

21 ± 0.041

16 ± 0.077

17 ± 0.02

Staphylococcus aureus

16 ± 0.02

15 ± 0.036

15 ± 0.05

Strains

Nano-pigments

Group II (5%)

Algal biomass

Zinc ferrite/AB

Cerium ferrite/AB

Candida albican

23 ± 0.08

21 ± 0.01

21 ± 0.051

Staphylococcus aureus

18 ± 0.02

16 ± 0.064

15 ± 0.02

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