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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 2 Reduction of microorganisms (S. aureus and E. coli) in treated non-woven fabric with the increment of neem extract concentration

From: Development of biopolymer-based menstrual pad and quality analysis against commercial merchandise

Test fabric samples

Surviving cells after 1 h contact time (CFU/mL)

Reduction (%)

S. aureus

E. coli

S. aureus

E. coli

Untreated

2.32 × 105

2.25 × 105

  

10% neem extract

52 × 103

61 × 103

77.59

72.88

25% neem extract

28 × 103

33 × 103

87.93

85.33

50% neem extract

10 × 103

12 × 103

95.69

94.67

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