Table 3 Microbial barrier property of the fabricated dressing after 3 and 7 days of incubation, measured by colony counting assay and spectroscopy method

Positive Control

80.11 ± 12.10

240.89 ± 24.11

6.01 ± 1.5

14.31 ± 3.20

Negative Control

1.24 ± 0.55

1.82 ± 0.45

0.48 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.21

S1

1.52 ± 0.63*

1.90 ± 0.80*

0.86 ± 0.09*

1.25 ± 0.78*

S2

1.50 ± 0.26*

1.77 ± 0.39*

0.56 ± 0.036*

6.98 ± 0.039*

S3

1.77 ± 0.81*

2.01 ± 0.89*

0.95 ± 0.059*

1.20 ± 0.09*

S4

1.49 ± 0.19*

1.65 ± 0.90*

0.51 ± 0.075 *

0.60 ± 0.083*