Table 3 Anticancer MTT assay results of Ag-doped ionps against a lung carcinoma cell line (A549).

From: Iron oxide/silver-doped iron oxide nanoparticles: facile synthesis, characterization, antibacterial activity, genotoxicity and anticancer evaluation

Tested treatment

IC50 (µg/ml)

IC90 (µg/ml)

Cell viability (%)

Ag-doped Fe3O4 NPs

23.3

41.5

0% at 100 ppm

Ag-doped Fe2O3 NPs

66.5

134.0

36.5% at 100 ppm

DMSO

N.D

N.D

95% at 100 ppm

Negative control

N.D

N.D

100%

Positive control (Doxorubicin)

28.3

46.5

0% at 100 ppm

  1. N.D: Not detected; this means that the cell mortality is less than 50% at 100 ppm.
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