Table 3 Taguchi’s design of experiments and effects of HA/ZnO/GO synthesised nanocomposites on the survival rate of S. mutans.
Experiment | HA (mg/mL) | GO (mg/mL) | ZnO (mg/mL) | Bacterial survival (log₁₀ CFU/mL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20.08 | 40.16 | 80.32 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2.44 | 4.88 | 7.32 | ||
1 | 20.08 | 0.01 | 2.44 | 1.05 | ||||||
2 | 20.08 | 0.02 | 4.88 | 0.78 | ||||||
3 | 20.08 | 0.03 | 7.32 | 0.61 | ||||||
4 | 40.16 | 0.01 | 4.88 | 1.27 | ||||||
5 | 40.16 | 0.02 | 7.32 | 0.94 | ||||||
6 | 40.16 | 0.03 | 2.44 | 1.12 | ||||||
7 | 80.32 | 0.01 | 7.32 | 1.44 | ||||||
8 | 80.32 | 0.02 | 2.44 | 1.63 | ||||||
9 | 80.32 | 0.03 | 4.88 | 0.89 | ||||||
