Research Article
Exploration of New Electroacupuncture Needle Material
Table 5
The absorbance (540 nm) from MTT assay and viability.
| | Absorbance | | | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Average | S.D. | Viability (average/control) |
| Ti-6Al-4V (0.20 mm) | 0.337 | 0.34 | 0.336 | 0.338 | 0.002 |
*90.2% | PB (0.25 mm) | 0.188 | 0.189 | 0.191 | 0.189 | 0.002 |
***50.58% | SS 304 Ni (0.20 mm) | 0.289 | 0.295 | 0.29 | 0.291 | 0.003 |
**77.83% | SS 304 Ni (0.25 mm) | 0.321 | 0.315 | 0.319 | 0.318 | 0.003 |
**85.049% | SS 304 Ni (0.30 mm) | 0.304 | 0.306 | 0.304 | 0.305 | 0.001 |
**81.39% | SS 316 (0.20 mm) | 0.362 | 0.361 | 0.355 | 0.36 | 0.004 | 95.99% | SS 316 (0.25 mm) | 0.36 | 0.359 | 0.365 | 0.362 | 0.003 | 96.52% | SS 316 (0.30 mm) | 0.358 | 0.357 | 0.362 | 0.359 | 0.003 | 95.9% | Control | 0.376 | 0.374 | 0.373 | 0.374 | 0.002 | 100% |
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(*, **, *** versus control).
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