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. 2023 Oct 9;17(20):19810–19831. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.3c04037

Table 3. Multivariate and Univariate Associations of Physicochemical Characteristics with Organ Biodistribution Presented as Distribution Coefficient (Parameter #3) Based on the Concentration Data in the Unit of %IDa.

  Organs
 
  Heart Liver Spleen Kidney Lung P-value
Nanoparticle Type 0.434 0.270 0.025* 0.625 0.416 0.037*
Core Materials 0.064 0.005** <0.001*** <0.001*** 0.029* <0.001***
Targeting Strategy 0.859 0.984 0.969 0.229 0.970 0.275
Cancer Type <0.001*** 0.002** <0.001*** 0.001** <0.001*** <0.001***
Tumor Model 0.952 0.936 0.568 0.926 0.620 0.023*
Shape 0.088 <0.001*** <0.001*** 0.079 0.005** <0.001***
Size 0.093 0.023* 0.014 0.118 0.021* <0.001***
Surface Charge 0.254 0.338 0.295 0.109 0.301 0.148
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The result of this table is presented as distribution coefficient (Parameter #3) based on the concentration data in the unit of %ID. The results based on other methods using different units are presented in Tables S15S19 in Supporting Information. ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01, and *P < 0.05. Size: log-transformed hydrodynamic size.