Figure 4

Inhibition of HIV-1 and toxicity data. a) Assessment of HIV-1 mediated syncytium formation in MT-2 cells. b) Percentage of HIV-1 transmission in cMAGI cells. The toxicity of the nanoparticle preparations against MT-2 cells was determined using the Trypan Blue exclusion assay. The samples were incubated at 37°C, and the cells were evaluated via optical microscopy after c) 3 h and d) 24 h of exposure to silver nanoparticles.