AgNPs	Silver nanoparticles
PVP	Polyvinylpyrrolidone
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
AFM	Atomic force microscopy
ECM	Extracellular matrix
S. aureus	Staphylococcus aureus
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
UV-Vis	Ultraviolet-visible
DLS	Dynamic light scattering
UPW	Ultrapure water
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
SEC	Size exclusion chromatography
EtOH	Ethanol
DMEM HG	Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium high glucose
FBS	Foetal bovine serum
PSA	Penicillin/streptomycin/amphotericin B
MTT	3-(4,5-dimethylthia- zol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
DMSO	Dimethyl sulfoxide
PBS	Phosphate-buffered saline
TSB	Tryptic soy broth
TSA	Tryptic soy agar