I read most of the paper, they are using a glass slide as substrate. However, I found out FEP is easier to handle and cut, but I am not sure whether FEP will affect the result in antibacterial testing.
It has been found that the deposition rates of Enterococci on FEP is higher.
For details you can refer to the following links:-
1. http://www.rug.nl/research/biomaterials/publications/presentations/hm1/waar-2002.pdf
You can also refer to the following article:-
1. Deborah Violant et al 2014 Biomed. Mater. 9 035007. doi:10.1088/1748-6041/9/3/035007
Dear Sandip,
Thank you for your reply. You have told me there is a possibility will affect the result .However, my bacteria is E.coli and S.aereus.
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