Table 5. Surface Charge and Particle Size Alterations in GO and rGO upon Protein Binding: A Dynamic Light Scattering Analysis.
GO-protein binding | ζ potential [mV] | size distribution [nm] |
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GO reagent [bare GO] | –45.0 ± 1.2 | 1761 ± 375 |
GO reagent + iHSA | –38.5 ± 1.0 | 1953 ± 465 |
GO reagent + lysozyme | –6.6 ± 0.0 | 3320 ± 686 |
rGO reagent [bare rGO] | –39 ± 2.0 | 2860 ± 476 |
rGO reagent + iHSA | –25.1 ± 8.0 | 2849 ± 827 |
rGO reagent + lysozyme | –29.6 ± 0.1 | 2628 ± 874 |