Fig. 32. Schematic depiction of the operating mechanism of the pH-responsive “sense-and-treat” hydrogels for sensing and killing bacteria.736 Adapted with permission from ref. 758. Abbreviations: FITC: fluorescein-isothiocyanate, RhBAM: rhodamine B-derivative, PNIPAAm: poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-acrylic acid).
