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. 2025 Sep 12:e202500278.
doi: 10.1002/open.202500278. Online ahead of print.

Exploration of Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activities of M-Ceo2 (M = Ag, Cu, Te, and Ta) Nanoparticles

Faiza Qureshi  1   2 , Suhailah S Aljameel  3 , Muhammad Nawaz  2 , Mohammad Azam Ansari  4 , Firdos Alam Khan  5 , Sultan Akhtar  6 , Mariam Ali Alsayed  2 , Mohammad J Akbar  7 , Muzaheed  8
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Exploration of Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activities of M-Ceo2 (M = Ag, Cu, Te, and Ta) Nanoparticles

Faiza Qureshi et al. ChemistryOpen. .

Abstract

This study focuses on the ultrasonic synthesis of M-CeO2 (M = Ag, Cu, Te & Ta) nanoparticles (NPs) and screening of their cytotoxicity and antibacterial activities. The prepared NPs are characterized by different techniques such as X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, SEM-EDX,DR-UV-visible spectrophotometer, and dynamic light scattering analysis. The cytotoxicity of M-CeO2 nanoparticles are assessed against cancer cells such as colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116) and cervical cancer cells (HeLa) and non-cancer cells (embryonic kidney cells HEK-293). The effect of post-48 h treatment of CeO2, Ag-CeO2, Cu-CeO2, Te-CeO2, and Ta-CeO2, on HCT-116 and HeLa cells showed a noteworthy reduction in cell viability. The treatments of Ag-CeO2 also display a reduction in cancer cell viability but statistically not significant. The treatment of CeO2 shows better inhibitory action on HCT-116 and HeLa cells. HEK-293 is treated with CeO2, Ag-CeO2, Cu-CeO2, Te-CeO2, and Ta-CeO2 NPs with the same dosages, there is a minor decline in the cell number, but the percentage of cells viability is greater than HCT-116 and HeLa cells. The antibacterial activity of NPs against E. coli and S. aureus is tested, and Te-CeO2 NPs show better antibacterial activity. The lowest MIC displayed by Te-CeO2 is 0.25 mg mL-1 against E. coli and 4 mg mL-1 for S. aureus, respectively.

Keywords: antibacterial; ceO2; cytotoxicity; nanoparticles.

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