The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of silver nanoparticles against Staphylococcus aureus

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Table 1. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), turbidity for different concentrations of silver nanoparticles after 24 h.

Dilution of silver nanoparticles	5 mg/m 0.5%	2.5 mg/m 0.25%	1.25 mg/m 0.12%	0.625 mg/m 0.06%	0.312 mg/m 0.03%	0.156 mg/m 0.01%
Set 1	–	–	–	–	+	+
Set 2	–	–	–	–	+	+
Set 3	–	–	–	–	+	+
Set 4	–	–	–	–	+	+
Set 5	–	–	–	–	+	+

Positive (+): Turbidity indicating growth; Negative (–): No turbidity indicating absence of growth.

Table 2. Minimum Bactericidal Concentrations (MBC) of silver nanoparticles after 24 h.

Dilution of silver nanoparticles	5 mg/m 0.5%	2.5 mg/m 0.25%	1.25 mg/m 0.12%	0.625 mg/m 0.06%
Set 1	–	–	–	–
Set 2	–	–	–	–
Set 3	–	–	–	–
Set 4	–	–	–	–
Set 5	–	–	–	–

Positive (+): Indicating growth; Negative (–): Indicating absence of growth.