A scanning electron microscopy image of the MOF structure puncturing the bacteria (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

A scanning electron microscopy image of the MOF structure puncturing the bacteria

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The moment of death for the bacteria. A scanning electron microscopy image of the MOF structure puncturing the bacteria. The image was taken in Myfab's cleanroom at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, within the study Mechano-Bactericidal Surfaces Achieved by Epitaxial Growth of Metal-Organic Frameworks. Parts of the photo have been colored.

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Credit Chalmers University of Technology | Zhejian Cao

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