• 文献标题:   The Cytotoxic Effectiveness of Thiourea-Reduced Graphene Oxide on Human Lung Cancer Cells and Fungi
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   VIMALANATHAN B, VIJAYA JJ, MARY BCJ, MARY RN, KM M, JAYAVEL R, ABUMOUSA RA, BOUOUDINA M
  • 作者关键词:   reduced graphene oxide, lung cancer cell, cell viability, dna fragmentation, aspergillus flavu, antifungal activity
  • 出版物名称:   NANOMATERIALS
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/nano13010149
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

This study demonstrated the effective reduction of graphene oxide (GO) by employing thiourea as a reducing and stabilizing agent. Two fungi (Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus fumigatus) were used for anti-fungal assay. Cell viability, cell cycle analysis, DNA fragmentation, and cell morphology were assessed to determine the toxicity of thiourea-reduced graphene oxide (T-rGO) on human lung cancer cells. The results revealed that GO and T-rGO were hazardous to cells in a dose-dependent trend. The viability of both A. fumigatus and A. flavus was affected by GO and T-rGO. The reactive oxygen species produced by T-rGO caused the death of A. flavus and A. fumigatus cells. This study highlighted the effectiveness of T-rGO as an antifungal agent. In addition, T-rGO was found to be more harmful to cancer cells than GO. Thus, T-rGO manifested great potential in biological and biomedical applications.