Fig. 5
Effectivity of Germi-X spray as a smartphone sanitizer. a Pictorial depiction of acquisition of germs on inanimate surfaces thereby forming fomites and their subsequent role in transmitting diseases. The illustration also summarizes the experimental steps followed for collecting swab samples from smartphones before and after sanitization with Germi-X spray. b, c Representative digital images of bacteriological plates showing the growth of microflora in the swab sample collected from smartphones before sanitization with Germi-X spray (b) and its lack thereof after sanitization (c). d Paired line graphs depicting the reduction in germ load after sanitization of smartphones with Germi-X spray. The statistical significance between the average CFUs in the two groups is determined through Students’s t-test and indicated as ***p < 0.001