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Table 2 Cytotoxicity (IC 50 ) of the materials

From: Free radical scavenging and formation by multi-walled carbon nanotubes in cell free conditions and in human bronchial epithelial cells

Material

IC50concentrationa(ÎĽg/cm2)

4 h

24 h

48 h

Asbestos

45

16

9

Glass wool

90

48

66

MWCNTLNL1

128

33

27

MWCNTLNL2

46

60

39

MWCNTLT

-b

152

-b

MWCNTSP

20

174

201

MWCNTSNP

-b

-b

-b

Carbon black

-b

-b

-b

  1. aDefined by fitting the data to a logarithmic trend line.
  2. bIC50 not reached within the tested dose range.
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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