Decoration of Silver Nanoparticles on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Antibacterial Mechanism and Ultrastructural Analysis

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TEM images of (a) acid-treated MWCNTs and (b) Ag-MWCNTs nanocomposite; the inset of (b) shows a TEM image of prepared silver nanoparticles; (c) HRTEM image of Ag nanocrystals on MWCNTs; (d) EDS analysis of Ag-MWCNTs; (e) XRD patterns of Ag-NPs, MWCNTs, and Ag-MWCNTs samples; and (f) colloidal solutions of studied samples after synthesis process.