Table 3.
Material | Pore diameter (nm) | Surface area, SBET (m2/g) | Pore volume (cm3/g) | BSA loaded (%) | BSA released after 24 h (%) | Total % of BSA released after 264 h of assay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SBA-15 | 8.5 | 874 | 1.1 | 20 | 74 | 93 |
SBA-15-NH2 | 6.9 | 348 | 0.7 | 21 | 27 | 87 |
MCF | 17.9a | 452 | 1.9 | 24 | 62 | 90 |
MCF-NH2 | 15.7a | 275 | 1.6 | 27 | 22 | 86 |
Notes: The pore diameter corresponds to the size of the windows present in the spherical cells.