From: Diatomaceous earth/zinc oxide micro-composite assisted antibiotics in fungal therapy
Safety dosage
Cytotoxicity (IC50)
Oral (Rat)
ZnO
~ 10 µg/mL [39]
5 mg/kg
SiO2
500 µg/mL [40]
–
SiO2-ZnO
100 μg/mL [41]
DE-ZnO (Our work)
3.0 mg/mL
300 mg/kg