Table 1. QD and QDMC characterization table.

Property	QD	QDMC
Size in water	14–16 nm	3–5 µm
Surface charge	+29.7±6.2 mV	near neutral*
Interior volume	-	14.14–65.45 µm3
Calculated surface area	∼706 nm2	28.27–78.54 µm2
No. of QDs/microcapsule	-	2.05e10
No. of Cd+2 ions/system	265.8	5.46e12
Excitation/Emission	380/545 nm	380/545 nm

*As measured on CaCO₃ microparticles coated with (PSS/PAH)₁₀/(PSS/PLL-g-PEG) nanofilms.