Table 3.
TEM and DLS nanoparticle and nanocomplex sizes, zeta potential, and polydispersity indices (PDI).
| NPs | TEM | DLS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanoparticle | Nanocomplex | ||||||
| Size (nm ± SD) |
Size (nm ± SD) |
Zeta Potential (mV) Mean ± SD (n = 3) |
PDI | Size (nm ± SD) |
Zeta Potential (mV) Mean ± SD (n = 3) |
PDI | |
| H2O-SLNPs | 180.2 ± 25.3 | 190.5 ± 13.9 | 13.1 ± 1.1 | 0.003 | - | - | - |
| H2O-PLL-SLNPs | 140.0 ± 1.0 | 120.4 ± 7.1 | 35.6 ± 0.3 | 0.013 | 139.5 ± 35.2 | 43.3 ± 0.1 | 0.037 |
| GBE-SLNPs | 118.3 ± 15.6 | 122.4 ± 12.7 | 24.4 ± 1.3 | 0.012 | - | - | - |
| GBE-PLL-SLNPs | 136.3 ± 1.0 | 115.3 ± 10.7 | 36.8 ± 1.3 | 0.010 | 128.3 ± 20.3 | 45.4 ± 0.8 | 0.029 |