Table 4 Results of the anticancer MTT assay of ionps against a colon cancer cell line (HCT116).

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 (%)

Fe3O4 NPs

N.D

N.D

87.7% at 100 ppm

Fe2O3 NPs

50.4

91.5

14.7% at 100 ppm

DMSO

N.D

N.D

99% at 100 ppm

Negative control

N.D

N.D

100%

Positive control (Doxorubicin)

37.6

42.6

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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