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Table 1 IC 50 of AgNPs and AgNO 3 evaluated in BALB/c 3T3 cells using NRU, WST-1, ATP, and PI methods

From: Toxicity of silver nanoparticle in rat ear and BALB/c 3T3 cell line

Assay

IC50(μg/ml) and coefficient of determination (R2)

AgNPs

AgNO3

IC50

R2

IC50

R2

NRU

2.8

0.97

1.9

0.97

WST-1

3.0

0.86

2.0

0.93

ATP

2.6

0.96

1.5

0.95

PI

2.2

0.80

1.4

0.78

  1. ATP, total ATP measurement; NRU, neutral red uptake assay; PI, propidium iodide penetration assay; WST-1, NAD(P)H-dependent cellular oxidoreductase enzyme assay.