Figure 2.
In vitro evaluation of the properties of ACG hydrogel in a simulated protein-rich environment. Digital photos of the upright (A) and tilted (B) ACG + BSA hydrogel with different concentrations of BSA (0, 5, 10, 20, 50 mg/mL). Infrared thermal photos (C) and photothermal heating curves (D) of ACG + BSA hydrogel (0, 10, and 50 mg BSA/mL) and water under 808 nm laser irradiation (2 W/cm2, 10 min). The fluorescence imaging (E) and the fluorescent counts of the region of interest (ROI) (F) of ACG + BSA hydrogel (0, 10, and 50 mg BSA/mL).