Fig. 2

Reproduced with permission from Ref. [28] Copyright 2021, The Royal Society of Chemistry. B Schematic diagram of the design concept and evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of the composite material. C The composite nanoparticles and Amp interacted with E. coli and S. aureus after 24 h showing OD600 values. D The composite and Amp act on E. coli and S. aureus after 48 h showing OD600 values. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [43] Copyright 2018, The Royal Society of Chemistry. E Synthesis of silver nanoparticles decorated with mesoporous silica and their adhesion to bacteria. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [46] Copyright 2014, American Chemical Society. F Design of matrix degradation-based silver ion-modified mesoporous silica and its GSH response release. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [47] Copyright 2020, American Chemical Society. G Nanopollen-like mesoporous silica for antibacterial bacteria. a Schematic showing the synthesis of nanopollen-like S-SHSs and adhesion to bacteria. b SEM image of the synthesized S-SHSs nanoparticles. c Adhered on the E. coli surface of R-MSHSs-B, d R-MSHSs. Reproduced with permission from Ref. [54] Copyright 2016, American Chemical Society