No.

Samples of

Ag⁰CMC hydrogel

C-wt.%, AgNO₃

Shape and size of silver nanoparticles

Strains

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Candida albicans

1

Control

5 × 10¹² CFU/ml

1 × 10⁷ CFU/ml

2

0.025

2 - 20 nm

1 × 10¹⁰ CFU/ml

1 × 10⁵ CFU/ml

3

0.25

(spherical) 5 - 35 nm

Absent

Absent

4

2.5

(rod-like)

l = 50 - 140 nm, d = 15 - 40 nm

2 × 10⁸ CFU/ml

1 × 10⁴ CFU/ml