Fig. 6

Antibacterial mechanism of PLT@Ag-MOF-Vanc. a SEM images of MRSA incubated with Ag-MOF-Vanc or PLT@ Ag-MOF-Vanc. Scale bar: 1 μm b CLSM images of MRSA incubated with Cy5-labeled Ag-MOF-Vanc and Cy5-labeled PLT@Ag-MOF-Vanc. Scale bar: 2 μm. c Intracellular ATP level, d F-type ATPase activity, (3) DCFH-DA fluorescence counts, and e MDA contents of MRSA treated with Ag-MOF, vancomycin, Ag-MOF-Vanc, or PLT@ Ag-MOF-Vanc. g Crystal violet staining, h XTT dyeing, and i CLSM imagaes of MRSA biofilm. Scale bar: 20 μm. Data are presented as means ± SD (n = 3). *p < 0.05