Optimization, Structural Characterization, Thermal Properties, and Bactericidal Activity of Novel Alginate/Kaolin/Ag Bionanocomposite against Streptococcus Mutans Biofilm

Table 1

Taguchi design of experiments and results of antibacterial activity of alginate/kaolin/Ag nanocomposites.

Experiment	Alginate (mg/ml)			Kaolin (mg/ml)			Ag (mg/ml)			Bacterial survival (CFU/ml)
	60	70	80	0.3	0.6	0.9	1	2	4
1		60			0.3			1		2.11
2		60			0.6			2		0.58
3		60			0.9			4		0
4		70			0.3			2		1.49
5		70			0.6			4		0
6		70			0.9			1		2.35
7		80			0.3			4		1.13
8		80			0.6			1		2.71
9		80			0.9			2		1.84