Fig. 1: Design and synthesis of AgNMs against MDRB.

a Importance of seven factors in dictating the MIC values (MSE: means squared error). b Classes of size-determined effects on the survival of different bacterial strains as reflected by MIC values. Red represents a size <15 nm, green indicates 15 to 30 nm, blue denotes 30 to 50 nm, and black represents 50 to 100 nm. c A schematic depicting the morphology and surface properties of AgNPs (#1 and #2) and AgNCs, where –COOH represents mercaptosuccinic acid and -Adm denotes 1-admantanethiol. d Representative images of AgNPs and AgNCs dissolved in water and CH₂Cl₂, reflective of their hydrophilic and amphiphilic features. e Absorption profiles of AgNPs #1, AgNPs #2, and AgNCs.