Fig. 1
From: Interaction of silver nanoparticles with algae and fish cells: a side by side comparison
Cell-associated silver in algae and fish cells. Cell-associated silver levels (mol/Lcell) were quantified by ICP-MS after exposure to AgNP and AgNO3 for 1 h (algae) and 2 h (fish cells). The exposure of the algal cells was in MOPS; that of the fish cells in d-L-15/ex medium. The concentrations of silver (AgNP, AgNO3) were selected based on the concentration response curves obtained for algae [26] and fish cells [28]. Cells were washed with cysteine solution to remove any loosely bound silver prior to extraction and analysis. Data presented as mean ± SD; n = 3