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POLYMERS
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym15051192
Keywords
nanocomposite; cytotoxicity; multiwall carbon nanotubes; PMMA; KB cells
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In this research, a unique three-dimensional mixing technique was used to incorporate MWCNTs into PMMA. The cytotoxicity, apoptosis detection, and cell viability of the composite were analyzed using the KB cell line. The results showed that the CNT increased lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity against KB cell lines and could potentially be used to treat certain types of cancer.
In this particular research study, a unique three-dimensional mixing technique was used to incorporate multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and the KB cell line was used in the analysis of cytotoxicity, apoptosis detection, and cell viability using the MTT assay protocol. At low concentrations (0.001 to 0.1 g/mL), these results showed that the CNT did not seem to cause cell death or apoptosis directly. It increased lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity against KB cell lines. This was demonstrated by the fact that the CNT increased the time it took for KB cell lines to die. In the end, the unique three-dimensional mixing method solves problems such as clumping and uneven mixing that have been written about in the relevant literature. Phagocytic uptake of MWCNT-reinforced PMMA nanocomposite by KB cells leads to oxidative stress and apoptosis induction in a dose-dependent manner. The cytotoxicity of the generated composite and the ROS (reactive oxygen species) it produces may be controlled by adjusting the MWCNT loading. The conclusion that can be drawn from the studies to date is that it could be possible to treat some types of cancer using PMMA that has MWCNTs incorporated into it.
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