Table 1.

Summary of estimated transfection efficiencies

Size Au-NP (dh)	Estimated Transfection Efficiency (%)	Figure
Positive controls	10 ± 2	A and B
14 nm	15 ± 5	C and D
24 nm	50 ± 5	E and F
59 nm	50 ± 10	G and H
89 nm	8 ± 3	I and J
Negative controls	-	K and L

Differently sized Au-NPs were incubated with plasmid DNA and transfected into the canine MTH53a cellline