Research Article

Synthesis and Characterization of Paclitaxel-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects and Antimicrobial Activity

Table 2

results of the paclitaxel and AgNPs-PTX.

(μg/mL)MCF-7A549C6WI-38

AgNPs-PTX13.45 ± 1.058.58 ± 0.3411.31 ± 0.9756.07 ± 3.54
Paclitaxel18.2 ± 2.0916.49 ± 0.5820.05 ± 1.0241.65 ± 1.61
AgNPsNot effectiveNot effectiveNot effectiveNot effective

Standard deviation values are given as  ± Std, and all values are calculated as n = 3. : concentration that inhibited cell growth by 50%. Statistically significant for AgNPs-PTX (). Statistically significant for paclitaxel ().