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TABLE 18.2
Antimicrobial.Activity.toward.Bacteria.
E. coli
.ATCC25922.and.
S. aureus
ATCC25923.of.Zinc.Oxide.and.Titanium.Dioxide.Nanoparticles
Diameter
across
the
Inhibition
Zone
(mm)
a
E.
coli
ATCC25922
S. aureus
ATCC25923
TiO
2
.(N1).size.40-100.nm 0 0
TiO
2
.(N2).size.40-100.nm 0 0
TiO
2
.(N3).size.15-20.nm 0 0
ZnO.(J1).size.40-60.nm 16 0
ZnO.(J2).size.20-50.nm 11 22
ZnO.(T1).size.10-20.nm 8 17
ZnO.(T1).size.5-20.nm 11 18
Source:
. Phanichphant,. S.,. et. al.,. Final. Report. on. Development. of. Medical. Textile.
Using.Nanotechnology:.Production.of.Medical.Protective.Garment,.submit-
ted.to.Thai.Textile.Institute,.Ministry.of.Commerce,.Thailand,.2006.(in.Thai,.
unpublished).
a.
Average.value.from.two.trials.
TABLE 18.3
Antimicrobial.Activity.of.Zinc.Oxide.Nanoparticles
Microbial
Diameter
Across
the
Inhibition
Zone
(mm)
Rhizopus oligosporus
.(mold)
13
Penicillium oxalicum
.(mold)
13
Aspergillus fumigatus
.(mold)
15
Aspergillus awamori
.(mold)
16
Escherichia coli
.(Gram.-)
14
Bacillus subtilis
.(Gram.+)
28
13
Staphylococcus aureus
.(Gram.+)
Source:
.
Phanichphant,.S.,.et.al.,.Final.Report.on.Development.of.Medical.Textile.Using.
Nanotechnology:.Production.of.Medical.Protective.Garment,.submitted.to.Thai.
Textile.Institute,.Ministry.of.Commerce,.Thailand,.2006.(in.Thai,.unpublished).
FIGURE 18.5
Growth.inhibition.of.zinc.oxide.nanoparticles.toward.
A. awamori
:.A.and.B;.C.as.control..(From.Phanichphant,.S.,.
et.al.,.Final.Report.on.Development.of.Medical.Textile.Using.Nanotechnology:.Production.of.Medical.Protective.
Garment,.submitted.to.Thai.Textile.Institute,.Ministry.of.Commerce,.Thailand,.2006.in.Thai,.unpublished.)
