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. 2015 Apr 22;10:3065–3080. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S82199

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Adhesion of PLGA NPs, PPNPs, and NO/PPNPs to bacteria.

Notes: (A) MRSA and (B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nanoparticles were incubated with bacteria for 2 hours and images were obtained using a confocal microscope. Bacterial membrane (green) stained with Syto-9 and nanoparticles (red) labeled with nile red for visualization.

Abbreviations: PLGA, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid); PEI, polyethylenimine; PPNPs, PLGA-PEI nanoparticles; NO/PPNPs, NO-releasing PLGA-PEI nanoparticles; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NO, nitric oxide; NPs, nanoparticles.