Figure 4.
Free and liposome-encapsulated VAN formulations for their inhibitory effects on S. aureus ATCC 29213 biofilm adherence. Mean ( ± SD) optical density values of S. aureus biofilms treated with different concentrations of VAN encapsulated into LUV VAN (A), LUVfuso VAN (B), LUVcat VAN (C), or free VAN solution (D). The asterisk “*” indicates statistically significant difference between the drug treatment and its respective untreated control at p < 0.05 (One-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test).