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. 2021 Oct 13;9(10):1464. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9101464

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The implant used for the testing of antimicrobial material properties in the bloodstream is (A) photographically and (B) schematically illustrated (*: uter diameter, **: inner diameter) as well as the implantation procedure (C). Bacterial load of (D) the blood and (E) the spleen are shown by colony forming units (CFU)/mL or per organ for the implants with low (1 × 106) and high (5 × 106) implant contamination concentration.