SEM of damaged bacteria (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

SEM of damaged bacteria

Caption

The nanoparticles release silver ions that disrupt the bacteria's cell membrane, damage their DNA, and denature proteins. Credit: Chisato Takahashi (AIST).

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Credit: Chisato Takahashi (AIST), Mohan et al. 2024, Nanoscale.

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