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A plasma-deposited coating, containing silver nanoparticles embedded in an organosilicon matrix, was synthesized, using AISI 316L stainless steel as the underlying substrate. The coating antibacterial property was evaluated on the Gram-negative Escherichia coli K12 MG1655 and the Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus MW2 strains, by combining indirect (plate counting) and in situ (fluorescent bacteria...