Fig. 5. Antibacterial activity of, (a) E. coli and (b) S. aureus. B-X and GA-X indicate mats treated with NaOH and glutaraldehyde, respectively. SEM micrographs shows an, (c) intact and, (d) destroyed E. coli bacteria on the 0.75 wt% Ti3C2Tz/CS nanofiber mat. The star icon designates samples that are significantly different from the control, p ≤ 0.05.
