Figure 5.

Cytotoxicity assay in human keratinocyte (HaCaT) cells after 12 h exposure to AgNPs (a) or CNFs (b) at different concentrations ranging from 0 (control) to 800 µg/mL. Cytotoxicity was evaluated by the MTT assay. Results are represented as a % of the control group. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation of six replicates. The ANOVA results of the different AgNP or CNF concentrations with respect to control are indicated in the plot. ** p < 0.01; **** p < 0.0001; n.s: not significant. The cell viability limit (70%) for the compounds to be considered non-cytotoxic is indicated.