TABLE 3.

Encapsulation efficiencies, considering the model equation used to fit the experimental results and constituents quantities

DOTAP/DNA charge ratio	Donor/Acceptor pair	[DNA] (μM)	[Donor] (μM)	[DOTAP] (M)	Equation for iDA(t)	Encapsulation efficiency (%)*
4	BOBO-1/BODIPY-PC	0.020	1.10	3.2 × 10−4	4	100
2	BOBO-1/BODIPY-PC	0.020	1.70	2.4 × 10−4	4	80
0.5	BOBO-1/BODIPY-PC	0.020	1.70	6.1 × 10−5	4	50
0.5	DPH-PC/EtBr	0.003	0.08	7.6 × 10−6	5	12
0.5	BODIPY-PC/EtBr	0.020	0.08	6.1 × 10−5	5	10

^*Fixed for the first experiment (from which d = 27 Å was recovered), and optimized for all others (assuming d = 27 Å, fixed).