Research Article
Fabrication of Nanostructured Polyamic Acid Membranes for Antimicrobially Enhanced Water Purification
Table 2
UV-visible absorbance for broths treated with S. aureus.
| | | Absorbance/turbidity (540 nm) | Absorbance due to the bacteria |
| | Broth medium | 0.0417 | — | | Sterilized broth medium with Au nanoparticles | 0.426 | — | | Sterilized broth medium with Ag nanoparticles | 0.419 | — | | Sterilized broth medium with 0.5 : 0.5 Au/Ag nanoparticles | 0.429 | — | | S. aureus control | 0.160 | — | | S. aureus in PAA : Au | 0.554 | 0.128 | | S. aureus in PAA : Ag | 0.489 | 0.0702 | | S. aureus in PAA : Au : Ag | 0.438 | 0.0126 |
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