* represents p ≤ 0.05; ** represent p ≤ 0.01, compared with control.

Figure 1: C. elegans fertility and metabolism are not effected by coated- MNPs exposure. (A) Defecation rate, pBoc movements per 600s interval. (B) Egg production per nematode. (C) Eggs laid/worm. Each graph is the representative average of 4 different trials. Error bars represent the standard deviation of the average.