Mean particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential values of unloaded LNCs and TQ-LNCs. Drug loading capacity and efficiency of LNCs after filtration (n = 4, mean ± SD).

	Size (nm)	PDI	Zeta potential (mV)	Drug loading capacity (%)	Drug loading efficiency (%)
Unloaded LNCs	56.5 ± 4.7	0.04 ± 0.01	3.8 ± 0.5	—	—
TQ-LNCs	58.3 ± 3.7	0.05 ± 0.02	3.8 ± 0.6	7.9 ± 0.8	87.7 ± 4.9