Figure 11.

SEM analysis of E. coli cells after treatment with LV-AgNPs. (A-F) Control cells and LV-AgNPs treated cells with 50 μg/ml at different scales. (G) Scanned image of treated cells (H,I) elemental mapping of the selected area showing silver element in the treated cells, (J) EDX spectrum of the chosen area showing peak for silver element. (K-P) Control cells and LV-AgNPs treated cells with 100 μg/ml at different scales. (Q) Scanned image of treated cells (R,S) elemental mapping of the selected area showing silver element in the treated cells, (T) EDX spectrum of the chosen area showing peak for silver element.