Atmospheric Corrosion, Antibacterial Properties, and Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Two Different Routes

Figure 8

MTT assay to test the effect of AgNPs on the viability of mononuclear cells (MNC). The MNC cells were treated with AgNPs at a concentration of 25, 50, 100, 200, and 300 mg/L for 4, 24, and 48 h. At the end of the incubation period, mitochondrial function was determined by the MTT reduction assay as described in Materials and Methods. The MNC treated with (a) S-AgNPs-1, (b) G-AgNPs-1, (c) S-AgNPs₂, and (d) G-AgNPs-2. The values represent the mean standard deviation of three experiments; to compare the mean values between the control and treatment groups, Student's t-test was applied ( for each).

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