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. 2023 May 26;9(21):eadf8645. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8645

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Fig. 4. — (A) AO/EB staining images of S. aureus cultured on the composite hydrogels. (B) Inhibition zones of the composite hydrogels’ contact with S. aureus. (C) Colonies of S. aureus counted on the composite hydrogels. (D) Morphology of S. aureus cultured on the surface of composite hydrogels. (E) Colonies of S. aureus counted on composite hydrogels at different time points. (F) Illustration of the states of bacteria on the composite hydrogels: CHG composite hydrogel eliminates S. aureus on and around its surface.