Table 1. Table Presenting the Nanomechanical Properties of the Prepared NPs Obtained for the Analysis of the Measured F-D Curves (n = 30; Mean ± SD).

NP	stiffness (N/m)	elastic modulus (GPa)	adhesion (nN)
bare-NPs	5.5 ± 0.3	8.2 ± 0.3	26.9 ± 6.7
PEG-NPs	5.3 ± 0.1	5.9 ± 0.2*	7.7 ± 1.3*
BSA-NPs	5.6 ± 0.3	7.9 ± 0.2	14.6 ± 3.4*
CHI-NPs	5.1 ± 0.5	7.9 ± 0.4	28.1 ± 5.0
CMs-NPs	5.6 ± 0.6	7.8 ± 0.2	28.6 ± 4.9