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. 2023 Oct 27;15(21):4243. doi: 10.3390/polym15214243

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Various antimicrobial activity mechanisms of AgNPs. (1) Entry of the AgNPs into the cell membrane of the bacterial cells; (2) ribosome denaturation; (3) ATP termination; (4,5) membrane disruption; DNA damage; (5) rupture of the cell membrane [9].