Figure 8

TEM images showing the deformation process of S. aureus: (a) well defined cells incubated with 317L-Cu SS after 0.5 d, (b) beginning of cell lysis of a cell incubated with 317L-Cu SS after 1 d, and (c) whole cell disintegration incubated with 317L-Cu SS after 3 d. (Scale bar = 0.5 μm).