Table 1.
Hydrodynamic diameters of PSNPs and the observed increase in size upon interaction with GB3 and R2ab.
| Bare PSNPs | 50 nm | 100 nm | 200 nm |
| Hydrodynamic diameter [nm] | 47 ± 4 | 95 ± 3 | 165 ± 13 |
| Polydispersity [%] | 10 ± 2 | 20 ± 1 | 23 ± 2 |
| GB3-Coated PSNPs | |||
| Δ Hydrodynamic diameter [nm] | 42 ± 2 | 19 ± 1 | 4 ± 1 |
| Polydispersity [%] | 19 ± 5 | 26 ± 3 | 25 ± 8 |
| R2ab-Coated PSNPs | |||
| Δ Hydrodynamic diameter [nm] | 1989 ± 12 | 1860 ± 50 | 2630 ± 60 |
| Polydispersity [%] | 80 ± 20 | 63 ± 15 | 66 ± 16 |