Fig. 10

Shape-design strategies for enhanced antibacterial activities. One strategy depends on mimicking bacterial morphology to enhance bacterial attachment, disruption and/or uptake. Second strategy focuses on tuning shape and surface chemistry to maximize “selective” uptake into infected cells (e.g., bladder epithelial cells), followed by controlled interaction with the intracellular bacteria (e.g., E. coli). Created with BioRender.com