Fig. 8
From: Applications of carbon dots and its modified carbon dots in bone defect repair
Antibacterial effect of cationic carbon dots. (A) Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA treated with different concentrations of p-CQD (0e9mg/mL) showed typical colony formation on LB Agar plate. (B) scanning electron microscope images of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus before and after p-CQDs treatment.(C): typical skin wound photos of MRSA-infected mice treated with PBS solution (control), commercial wound plastic or p-CQDs for 0, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 days [72].( © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)