Browsing Theses by Subject "Cytotoxicity"
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Evaluating the toxicity of eight reactive environmental contaminants by monitoring three measures of cell viability in two fish cell lines
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-18)As fish cell cultures continue to be explored as alternatives to whole fish for evaluating the toxicity of environment chemicals, technical issues have emerged that influence results and thus need to be understood and ... -
Investigating The Impact of Multipurpose Solutions Released From Silicone Hydrogel Lenses on Corneal Epithelial Cells, in vitro
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Cytotoxicity of Multi-Purpose Solutions (MPS) is commonly tested on cells using diluted MPS or extracts from MPS soaked contact lenses. There is evidence that lens type will affect uptake and release of compounds contained ... -
Peptide-Mediated Anticancer Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-21)An ideal drug delivery system should contain an appropriate therapeutic agent and biocompatible carrier. In this study, we investigated the ability of the all-complementary self-assembling peptide AC8 in stabilizing the ...