Figure 12.

(a) Cytocompatibility of LL-37 and LL-37-carbohydrate complexes against human bone cells. Adapted from [169] with permission from Elsevier. (b) Solution turbidity of nanogels formed by electrostatic complexation by hyaluronic acid (HA) and poly-L-lysine (PLL). (c) SEM images of HA-PLL nanogels in water (left) and following swelling in physiologic medium (right). Scale bar = 500 nm. Adapted from [176] with permission from Elsevier. (d) Schematic detailing of Y-scaffolds and peptide loading strategy in antimicrobial hydrogels. (e) Confocal microscopy showing localization of nucleic acid matrix and encapsulated peptide. (f) SEM image of DNA-peptide matrix. Adapted from [188] with permission from Elsevier.