Gold and Silver - but safe?

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Published: Mar 19, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/osj.22597
Keywords:
silver nanoparticleq gold nanoparticle MTT test NRU assay REACH
N. Parak
BG/BRG Lerchenfeld
M. Lippusch
BG/BRG Lerchenfeld
C. Naylor
BG/BRG Lerchenfeld
A. Steyskall
BG/BRG Lerchenfeld
Isabella A. Joubert
Dept. Biosciences, University of Salzburg
Martin Himly
Dept. Biosciences, University of Salzburg
Mark Geppert
Dept. Biosciences, University of Salzburg
Abstract
Gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanopartucles (NPs) are frequently used in medicine (drug delivery, wound dressings) but also more and more icorporated in every-day life products, such as functional clothing. Therfore, a comprehensive dafety assessment of such particles is essential. Teh aim of this work was the investigation of the suitability of standard DIN-EN-ISO protocolis for cytotoxicity assessment of NPs.
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