Figure 4From: Size-dependent antimicrobial properties of sugar-encapsulated gold nanoparticles synthesized by a green methodMonitoring dGNPs-induced permeability of E. coli cell membranes and leakage of nucleic acids. (A) The left half shows an image in the differential interference contrast mode, while the right half shows the corresponding fluorescence image. (B) The percentage of cells with permeable membranes from five or more fields of view obtained by two independent experiments.Back to article page