Research Article

Structure and Biological Properties of Surface-Engineered Carbon Nanofibers

Table 5

Genotoxicity of samples after 1-hour and 24-hour incubation and after 1 Gy dose of X-ray irradiation.

SamplesControl fibroblastsECNFECNFV

1 hour
T-DNA4.35 ± 0.73
10% dead cells
11.04 ± 0.29
22% dead cells
5.55 ± 0.68
10% dead cells
Student vs. control0.030.34
24 hours
T-DNA3.99 ± 0.70
7% dead cells
9.27 ± 0.87
22% dead cells
6.08 ± 0.91
13% dead cells
Student vs. control0.010.23