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Table 2 Cell viability after 24 hours incubation on THP-1 cells, measured with MTT assay

From: Comparative toxicity of 24 manufactured nanoparticles in human alveolar epithelial and macrophage cell lines

Particle Name

 

IC50 (μg/ml)

IC75 (μg/ml)

IC25 (μg/ml)

Copper

Lab. B

1.65 (1.52–1.8)

1.04

2.62

 

Lab. C

6.46 (1.48–28.31)

3.84

10.9

Copper (commercial source)

Lab. A

6.59 (3.68–11.81)

2.06

21.09

 

Lab. C

5.29 (2.03–13.81)

0.96

29.11

Copper oxide (cuprous)

Lab. A

11.53 (7.48–17.7)

4.13

32.16

 

Lab. C

3.42 (2.41–4.86)

1.58

7.41

Copper oxide (cupric)

Lab. A

31.07 (27.54–35)

21.21

45.51

 

Lab. B

3.89 (3.31–4.57)

1.55

9.74

Copper oxide (cupric commercial source)

Lab. B

3 (2.93–3.01)

2.88

3.13

 

Lab. C

7.3 (6.05–8.81)

4.28

12.46

Copper-Zinc mixed oxide variants

Lab. B

10.63 (7.87–14.3)

5.65

20

 

Lab. C

13.65 (9.97–18.6)

9.13

20.4

Zinc oxide stoechiometric

Lab. A

1.66 (1.38–2)

1.19

2.33

 

Lab. B

4.05 (3.35–4.89)

2.95

5.54

Zinc-Titania mixed oxide variants 50-50 mix

Lab. A

11.4 (8.54–15.23)

8.1

16.04

 

Lab. C

12.8 (12.43–13.07)

11.9

13.77

Titania stoechiometric

Lab. B

432 (103.2–1809)

255.77

729.66

 

Lab. C

NA

  

Titania non-stoechiometric

Lab. A

845.2 (233.7–3056)

343.46

2079.9

 

Lab. C

369.2 (141.2–965.4)

165.67

822.76

Silver

Lab. A

19.33 (13.8–27.09)

11.33

32.97

 

Lab. B

NA

  

Silver (commercial source)

Lab. A

1408 (379.2–5231)

162.02

>3300

 

Lab. C

55.6 (14.98–206.3)

20.74

149.06

Cobalt

Lab. A

NT

  
 

Lab. C

NT

  

Cobalt (commercial source)

Lab. A

69.6 (31.85–152.1)

43.07

112.47

 

Lab. B

1.42 (0.48–4.17)

0.19

10.47

Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese mixed variants

Lab. A

69.13 (37.29–128.2)

20.53

232.74

 

Lab. C

43.33 (18.31–102.5)

27.48

68.33

Nickel

Lab. B

79.46 (33.33–189.4)

21.39

295.15

 

Lab. C

NT

  

Nickel oxide

Lab. B

23.31 (17.14–31.69)

6.44

84.42

 

Lab. C

1613 (694.6–3745)

628.18

>3300

Zirconia

Lab. A

570.6 (170.2–1913)

22.84

>3300

 

Lab. C

171.9 (87.95–336.1)

60.07

491.87

Yttria doped Zirconia

Lab. B

107.9 (30.5–381.9)

49.45

235.44

 

Lab. C

NA

  

Stainless steel

Lab. B

62.42 (33.99–114.6)

23.32

167.05

 

Lab. C

NT

  

Alumina

Lab. A

866 (291.9–2569)

48.08

>3300

 

Lab. B

82.19 (10.28–67.4)

13.54

498.9

Tin oxide

Lab. A

174.1 (40.48–748.3)

4

>3300

 

Lab. B

3.39 (1.79–6.44)

1.08

10.66

Tungsten carbide

Lab. A

NT

  
 

Lab. B

NT

  

Ceria

Lab. A

1058 (374.8–2984)

311.25

>3300

 

Lab. B

NT

  
  1. TC50, TC25 and TC75 values (μg/ml) obtained with MTT assay, after 24 hours exposure of THP-1 cells, for each laboratory. 95% confidence interval is given in brackets for TC50. NT stands for Non Toxic (no TC50 could be calculated), and NA for Not Available (experiment not performed).