Construction of controllable and reproducible biofilms through hydrogel based biofilm mimics

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Figure 2.7 Illustration of hydrogels. (I) "SEM image and fluorescence microscopy images of the protamine-silica microbeads (a) SEM image of the whole bead; (b) edge-on view of the bead; (c) fluorescence microscopy image of the bead; (d) fluorescence microscope image of the inset of the bead." Figure is reprinted from (Jiang, Yanjun, et al. Journal of Materials Chemistry 19.47 (2009): 9068-9074) with permission from Royal Society of Chemistry. (II) "Optical microscope images of calcium alginate beads before and after swelling at different pH conditions; pH=1 for A 1 and A' 1 , pH=3 for A 2 and A' 2 , pH=5 for A 3 and A' 3 ." Figure is reproduced from