Probiotics-Containing Mucoadhesive Gel for Targeting the Dysbiosis Associated with Periodontal Diseases

Figure 4

Enumeration of viable Lactobacillus from various lipogel preparations. Measurements were performed with LCA for the bacteria within the lipogels (blue line) and with both LCA and plate-spreading in agar for the bacteria released in solutions (Y-axis) at different time points (X-axis). Gel: lipogel preparations loaded with bacteria. Solution: artificial saliva was prepared according to Marques et al. [42]. Values are expressed as mean of three independent experiments.

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