SiO2 NPs THP-1 macrophage A549 HaCaT NRK-52E
15 nm 10 15 - 15
60 nm 18 50 - -
200 nm - - - -
“-“ indicates that the IC50 could not be determined as cell viability did not decline
to 50%.
Table 2: IC50 (μg/mL) of SiO2 NP after 24 h of treatment with four cell lines.