Figure 1. Cell adhesion (mean±SEM) of sheep primary pleural mesothelial cells after exposure to silver nanoparticles (AgNP). Cells were exposed to 0.02 mM sodium citrate (Control; n=12), or 0.2 μg/ml (A) or 2 μg/ml (B) AgNPs of 20 nm (n=12) and 60 nm (n=12) for 3 h then cell adhesion was determined and expressed as a percentage of the control. Significantly different at *p<0.05, ***p<0.001 and ##p<0.01. ns: Not significantly different.
