Fig. 10

Antibiofilm activity of BiF2_5K7K on silicone catheter. A and C Bactericidal effect of BiF2_5K7K-coated catheters against sessile and planktonic S. epidermidis after 6 and 24 h of incubation, respectively. B and D Biofilm inhibitory activity on BiF2_5K7K-coated catheter and surrounding area, respectively. The experiments were done at least in triplicate; data are represented as the mean ± SD. *p-value < 0.05, **p-value < 0.01, ***p-value < 0.001, and ****p-value < 0.0001 indicate significant differences