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

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Synergistical antibacterial effect of Ag-MSNs@CHX.

Note: Photographs of LB-agar plates coated with (A) S. aureus and (B) E. coli when supplemented with Ag-MSNs@CHX, CHX, AgNO₃, Ag-MSNs, and MSNs, respectively.

Abbreviations: Ag-MSNs@CHX, chlorhexidine-loaded, silver-decorated mesoporous silica nanoparticles; LB, lysogeny broth; S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; E. coli, Escherichia coli; CHX, chlorhexidine; Ag-MSNs, silver-decorated mesoporous silica nanoparticles; MSNs, mesoporous silica nanoparticles.