Fig. 5
(Reprinted with permission from [113]. Copyright (2021) American Chemical Society)
Synergistic antibacterial activity of metal NCs. a Schematic illustrations of the conjugation strategy for antibacterial AuNCs and daptomycin, conjugation-induced aggregation-induced emission enhancement, and antibacterial synergistic effect. Reprinted with permission from [95]. Copyright (2019) Elsevier. b Synthesis of photoluminescent SFT/DT-Au NDs. c Comparison of MICs (in terms of the concentration of SFT) of SFT, SFT0.05/DT-Au NDs, SFT0.1/DT-Au NDs, SFT0.25/DT-Au NDs, SFT0.5/DT-Au NDs, and SFT1.0/DT-Au NDs against E. coli, P. vulgaris, MRSA, S. aureus, and S. enteritidis, respectively. Reprinted with permission from [97]. Copyright (2015) Wiley-VCH Verlag & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. d Schematic illustration of the antibacterial mechanism of Au-GO nanosheets under visible light irradiation. Reprinted with permission from [100]. Copyright (2020) Elsevier. e An AuNC constructed mixed-metal metal-organic network film for combating implant-associated infections. Reprinted with permission from [111]. Copyright (2020) American Chemical Society. f Schematic illustration of the bacterial cellulose scaffold loaded with aminobenzeneboronic acid (ABA)-modified AuNCs as antibacterial wound dressing to address the issue of MDR-infected skin wounds