Research Article
In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles: A Comparison between Particle Size and Cell Type
Table 2
Calculated TC-50 concentrations.
| | Cell type | ZnO particles | SiO2 particles | | Nano ZnO | Micro ZnO | Nano SiO2 | Micro SiO2 |
| | L-132 | 37.67 µg/mL
(30.62 to 46.35) | 35.04 µg/mL
(29.76 to 41.25) | 312.5 µg/mL
(280.1 to 348.7) | nd |
| | THP-1 | 17.69 µg/mL
(15.75 to 19.87) | 38.35 µg/mL
(24.52 to 58.13) | 88.39 µg/mL
(75.74 to 103.2) | 231.0 µg/mL
(144.4 to 369.6) |
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nd: not determined (TC-50 can not be calculated).
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