Fig. 4

Inhibitory and bactericidal effects of HA@CUR NPs on P.g.; (A) Inhibition rate of P.g. by different concentrations of CUR solution and HA@CUR NPs; (B) Live/Dead staining of P.g. biofilms following the addition of HA@CUR NPs and CUR at equivalent drug concentrations; (C) Representative scanning electron microscopy images of P.g. following treatment with PBS, HA@CUR NPs, and CUR at the same drug concentrations; (D) Colony formation experiments of P.g. after treatment with PBS, HA@CUR NPs, and CUR at equivalent drug concentrations