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. 2017 May 9;12:3577–3589. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S133846

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Bacterial growth inhibition with Ag-MSNs@CHX.

Notes: Bacterial growth curve of (A) S. aureus and (B) E. coli in LB liquid medium in the presence of Ag-MSNs@CHX with different concentrations. These data represent three separate experiments and are presented as mean values ± SDs.

Abbreviations: Ag-MSNs@CHX, chlorhexidine-loaded, silver-decorated mesoporous silica nanoparticles; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; E. coli, Escherichia coli; LB, lysogeny broth; SD, standard deviation; OD, optical density; con, control.