Students will test different dosages of a new chemotherapy “drug” on liver cells. The effectiveness of the liver cells breaking down hydrogen peroxide and producing oxygen is used to measure the efficiency of the drug. This is a very simple set-up that uses balloons to capture the oxygen and timing when the balloons “stand up” to determine adequate oxygen production.

Items included in this lab are listed below.

4 oz dropper bottle with red tip - (Chemotherapy solution)

16 oz bottle (3% Hydrogen peroxide)

Water balloons