Research Article

An Antibacterial Strategy of Mg-Cu Bone Grafting in Infection-Mediated Periodontics

Figure 5

TEM images of the cell membrane and structure of Pg (a) and Aa (b) after culturing in extracts and BHI broth for 24 h, . Single arrow shows the change of bacterial membrane in the Mg group. The cell membrane showed folds and stratification in the pure Mg group, where the membrane was separated from cytoplasm. Double arrows show the bacteria change in the Mg-Cu alloy group. The dead bacteria showed almost intact cell membranes with little cytoplasm remaining.
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