Open AccessCytotoxicity evaluation of fungal-derived silver nanoparticles on human gingival fibroblast cell line: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Kiran Halkai,
Jayashree A Mudda,
Vasundhara Shivanna,
Veena Ashok Patil,
Vandana Rathod,
Rahul Halkai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/jcd.jcd_518_18
Subject(s) - cytotoxicity , trypsinization , silver nanoparticle , cell culture , fibroblast , chemistry , mtt assay , absorbance , in vitro , neutral red , cell , viability assay , microbiology and biotechnology , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , nanoparticle , biochemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , biology , trypsin , enzyme , genetics
Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been proposed as effective antimicrobial agents against endo-perio pathogens. Determination of cytotoxicity is important for effective clinical use.