Relative cell viability after culturing A549
cells with different
concentrations of PVP varying from 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, to 10.0%
for 24 h at 37 °C. After the addition of MTT reagent and 4 h
incubation at 37 °C, stop solution was added and followed by
overnight incubation. The absorbance of each sample was recorded at
560 nm to determine the cell proliferation rate.