Table 6 Anticancer MTT assay results of Ag-doped ionps against a normal retina cell line (RPE1).

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

N.D

1.3

0% at 6.25 ppm

Ag-doped Fe2O3 NPs

50.9

94.7

17.5% at 100 ppm

DMSO

N.D

N.D

95% at 100 ppm

Negative control

N.D

N.D

100%

Positive control (Doxorubicin)

13.5

30.1

0% at 100 ppm

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