Fig. 10
From: Photothermal sensitive nanocomposite hydrogel for infectious bone defects
Overview and results of animal experiment procedures. a Scheme of the animal experiment processes. b Images depicting the infection status pre- and post-experiments. c Micro-CT scans of bone infection models, with (upper) and without (lower) bacterial presence. d Results of bacterial detection in soft tissues. e Image of the site post-hydrogel implantation. f, g Variations in temperature during mild PTT every 5 days, accompanied by infrared thermography images captured during the heating (0–5 min) and cooling (5–8 min) phases. h, i Counts and morphologies of bacterial colonies post a 3-day treatment period. *P < 0.05; ***P < 0.001. One-way ANOVA (n = 3)
