Open AccessGold and Silver - but safe?
Author(s) -
Nick Parak,
Monika Lippusch,
Christine Naylor,
Andrea Steyskall,
Isabella Anna Joubert,
Martin Himly,
Mark Geppert
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open schools journal for open science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2623-3606
DOI - 10.12681/osj.22597
Subject(s) - gold standard (test) , nanotechnology , cytotoxicity , materials science , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , in vitro
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.