Table 3 Effects of all treatments on the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
From: Enhanced antibacterial activities of zirconia nanoparticles modified with yttrium oxide and alumina
Bacterial isolates, and treatment | Inhibition zone (mm) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | ||
S. aureus | ZrO2 | 6.0 ± 00 | 16.3 ± 1.52 | 20.0 ± 1.00 | 21.7 ± 1.52 | 24.0 ± 1.00 |
ZrO2 + Y2O3 | 6.0 ± 00 | 19.0 ± 1.00 | 21.0 ± 1.00 | 23.0 ± 1.00 | 24.7 ± 1.52 | |
ZrO2 + Y2O3 + Al2O3 | 6.0 ± 00 | 18.3 ± 1.52 | 21.7 ± 1.52 | 22.7 ± 1.52 | 27.3 ± 1.00 | |
E.coli | ZrO2 | 6.0 ± 00 | 11.0 ± 1.00 | 13.6 ± 1.50 | 18.7 ± 1.15 | 20.0 ± 1.00 |
ZrO2 + Y2O3 | 6.0 ± 00 | 10.3 ± 0.57 | 12.3 ± 0.57 | 18.3 ± 0.57 | 21.0 ± 0.15 | |
ZrO2 + Y2O3 + Al2O3 | 6.0 ± 00 | 13.0 ± 1.00 | 14.3 ± 1.15 | 17.6 ± 0.57 | 22.6 ± 0.57 | |
