MOE	Melissa officinalis extract
MCM-41	Mobile Composition of Matter No 41
MCM-48	Mobile Composition of Matter No 48
APTES	(3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane
MCM-41@APTES	MCM-41 particles functionalized with APTES
MCM-48@APTES	MCM-48 particles functionalized with APTES
MCM-41@APTES@MOE	MCM-41@APTES particles loaded with MOE
MCM-48@APTES@MOE	MCM-48@APTES particles loaded with MOE
MSNs	mesoporous silica nanoparticles
TEOS	tetraethyl orthosilicate
CTAB	cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
TEM	transmission electron microscope
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
TG	thermogravimetric analysis
DSC	differential scanning calorimetry
FTIR	Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
BET	Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
TPC	total polyphenol content
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
MRSA	methicillin-resistant S. aureus
MAI	microbial adherence inhibition