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Formation of Ag+-coordinated Fmoc-amino acid metallohydrogels for application in antimicrobial dressing. Amphiphilic amino acids, AgNPs and Ag+ are able to interact and disrupt the bacteria membrane. Comparison between bacteria untreated and treated with different metallohydrogels and Ag+ solution. Red, yellow and blue arrows indicate membrane fusing, clumping and disintegration. All the scale bars are 1 μm. Adapted with permission from ref. [107].
