The noncellular reduction of MTT tetrazolium salt by TiO2 nanoparticles and its implications for cytotoxicity assays

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1445-1450

  Lupu, A R ^a,b   Popescu, T ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MICROTECHNOLOGIES   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Formazan; MTT; Nanomaterials; Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMAZAN; NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN V 79; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMIDITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOMA B16; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATALYSIS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; CRICETULUS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TITANIUM; TOXICITY TESTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84876712186     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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