Figure 2. Cytotoxicity of PMMA resin with or without NAC.
Data are presented as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments performed in quintuplicates. (A) Effects of the extract of PMMA resin with or without NAC on the viability of HDPCs at day 3 and day 7. For each tested time period, values with different superscripts are significantly different from each other (One-way ANOVA, p < 0.05). (B) Effects of 0.54 mM NAC on the viability of HDPCs at day 3 and day 7. Values with different superscripts are significantly different from each other (One-way ANOVA, p < 0.05). NS, not significant between the control group and the experimental group. (C) Typical SEM pictures showing cell attachment and morphology on top of PMMA resins with or without NAC. The cells with round or collapsed appearances were observed in subgroups containing no or 0.15 wt.% NAC (arrows).