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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: ACS Nano. 2017 Apr 26;11(6):5339–5343. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.7b00822

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Schematic representation of sensor elements used in this study. Cationic AuNPs bind with the anionic enzyme inhibiting the catalysis of the pro-fragrance into scent. Bacteria present in solution compete for the AuNP surface and displace the enzyme inducing the production of the rose fragrance.