Table 2. Average diameter (nm) and zeta potential (mV) of Peptide/DNA complexes prepared in 10 mM HEPES buffer-saline (pH 7.4) using a DNA concentration of 10 μg/mL .
Charge ratio (+/-) | Size (nm) | Zeta (mV) |
TAT | 39 ± 4 | 19 ± 1.2 |
TAT/vector 3:1 | 876 ± 22 | 14 ± 1.8 |
TAT/vector 10:1 | 798 ± 16 | 16 ± 0.9 |
The values represent the mean ± SD, n = 3.