Fig. 1: Spatial-temporal interrogation of the E. coli-K12 to PEG-EGaIn-coated PCL construct as detected by FE-SEM. | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Fig. 1: Spatial-temporal interrogation of the E. coli-K12 to PEG-EGaIn-coated PCL construct as detected by FE-SEM.

From: Microanatomy related biocidal activity at cellular resolution and bone reconstruction potential of PEG EGaIn nanocapsules

Fig. 1

a 1.5% PEG-EGaIn coated PCL, b 3% PEG-EGaIn coated PCL. Morphological Changes: (a, b). Asterix = conditioning film deposited onto the PCL-mimetics forming intersecting pore networks covering the entire mimetic framework; Purple arrows and dotted circles = PEG-EGaIn nanocapsules; green arrows= membrane distortion (i.e., telescoping or invaginations) close to the polar and septal regions; pale blue dotted circles = leakage of intracellular contents; Yellow open arrows and dotted circles = abnormal textures (i.e., membrane blebbing and clumping); Orange dotted arrows = Disruption in cell cycle regulation and division (abnormal amitosis), (n = 5).

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