Optimization of Antibacterial, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Alginate-ZrO<sub>2</sub> Bionanocomposite by the Taguchi Method

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Factors</td><td class="align_center">Level</td><td class="align_center">Contribution</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alginate</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">0.37</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ZrO<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">1.02</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Stirring time</td><td class="align_center">2</td><td class="align_center">0.14</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">Total contribution from all factors</td><td class="align_center">1.53</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">Current grand average of performance</td><td class="align_center">2.07</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">Bacterial survival at optimum condition</td><td class="align_center">0.54</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The optimum conditions for the synthesis of alginate/zirconia nanocomposites with the highest antibacterial activity.</div>

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Optimization of Antibacterial, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Alginate-ZrO2 Bionanocomposite by the Taguchi Method

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Optimization of Antibacterial, Structures, and Thermal Properties of Alginate-ZrO₂ Bionanocomposite by the Taguchi Method