Research Article
Optimum Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with the Highest Antibacterial Activity against Streptococcus mutans Biofilm
Table 1
Taguchi design of experiments and bacterial growth inhibition rate of green-synthesized AgNPs.
| Experiment | AgNO3 concentration (mg/mL) | Incubation temperature (°C) | Incubation time (h) | Bacterial viability rate (Log10 CFU/mL) | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 48 | 72 | 96 |
| 1 | | 0.3 | | | 27 | | | 48 | | 2.91 | 2 | | 0.3 | | | 32 | | | 72 | | 0.94 | 3 | | 0.3 | | | 37 | | | 96 | | 1.31 | 4 | | 0.6 | | | 27 | | | 72 | | 2.17 | 5 | | 0.6 | | | 32 | | | 96 | | 0.61 | 6 | | 0.6 | | | 37 | | | 48 | | 2.34 | 7 | | 0.9 | | | 27 | | | 96 | | 1.44 | 8 | | 0.9 | | | 32 | | | 48 | | 1.12 | 9 | | 0.9 | | | 37 | | | 72 | | 1.26 |
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