Probing inhibitory effects of nanocrystalline cellulose: inhibition versus surface charge

NCC derived from different biomass sources was probed for its plausible cytotoxicity by electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS). Two different cell lines, Spodoptera frugiperda S f 9 insect cells and Chinese hamster lung fibroblast V79, were exposed to NCC and their spreading and viability...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2012-02, Vol.4 (4), p.1373-1379
Main Authors: Male, Keith B, Leung, Alfred C. W, Montes, Johnny, Kamen, Amine, Luong, John H. T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomass
Cell Line
Cellulose
Cellulose - chemistry
Correlation
Cricetinae
Cricetulus
Electrodes
Fibroblasts - drug effects
Flax
Hemp
Inhibition
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles - chemistry
Nanoparticles - toxicity
Nanostructure
Spodoptera - cytology
Spodoptera - drug effects
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Summary:NCC derived from different biomass sources was probed for its plausible cytotoxicity by electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS). Two different cell lines, Spodoptera frugiperda S f 9 insect cells and Chinese hamster lung fibroblast V79, were exposed to NCC and their spreading and viability were monitored and quantified by ECIS. Based on the 50%-inhibition concentration (ECIS 50 ), none of the NCC produced was judged to have any significant cytotoxicity on these two cell lines. However, NCC derived from flax exhibited the most pronounced inhibition on S f 9 compared to hemp and cellulose powder. NCCs from flax and hemp pre-treated with pectate lyase were also less inhibitory than NCCs prepared from untreated flax and hemp. Results also suggested a correlation between the inhibitory effect and the carboxylic acid contents on the NCC. Nanocrystalline cellulose, an emerging material with diversified applications is not cytotoxic as revealed by cell based impedance spectroscopy, a non-invasive and online procedure for probing cell behavior.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372
DOI:10.1039/c2nr11886f