Table 3. Physicochemical properties of selected nanozymes measured using DLS.
Effective diameter, nm | ||||
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Sample | Linker | ζ-potential, mV | ||
Peak 1 | Peak 2 | |||
SOD1 | - | 4.6 | - | -2.6 |
SOD1/PEI-PEG; non-cl* | - | 6.1 | 74.5 | -1.5 |
SOD1/PEI-PEG; cl† | BS3 | - | 97.4 | 0.3 |
SOD1/PEI-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 6.2 | 63.6 | -1.3 |
SOD1/pLL10-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 6.3 | 64.2 | -2.4 |
SOD1/pLL10-PEG‡; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 5.5 | 72.0 | 1.3 |
SOD1/pLL50-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 5.8 | 81.0 | 2.6 |
catalase (cat) | - | 10.0 | 63 | -5.0 |
cat/PEI-PEG; non-cl | - | 12.5 | 68.4 | 0.5 |
cat/PEI-PEG; cl | GA | 40.8 | 644.3 | n.d.§ |
cat/PEI-PEG; cl | BS3 | 10.6 | 59.5 | -1.2 |
cat/PEI-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 10.6 | 52.7 | -0.3 |
cat/pLL10-PEG; non-cl | - | 12.0 | 71.0 | -2.4 |
cat/pLL10-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 12.0 | 28.2; 504 | n.d.§ |
SOD1-cat/PEI-PE; cl | GA | - | 30.0 | n.d.§ |
SOD1-cat/PEI-PEG; cl | BS3 | - | 91.9 | -2.7 |
SOD1-cat/PEI-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 11.7 | 91.0 | -2.9 |
SOD1-cat/pLL10-PEG; cl EDC/S-NHS | 14.0 | 135.4 | -1.3 | |
All nanozymes were prepared at Z=1 (unless indicated otherwise). | ||||
*non-cross-linked, †cross-linked, ‡Z=10; §not determined | ||||
Measurement error was typically ≤ 5% of reported values. |
Table 3B Diameter of filtered nanozymes measured using DLS | ||||
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Sample* | Linker | Dz, nm† | PdI‡ | ζ, mV§ |
SOD1 | - | 5.2 ± 0.1¶ | 0.1± 0.03 | -2.3 ± 0.5 |
SOD1/pLL50-PEG; non-cl# | - | 11.2 ± 0.5 | 0.2 ± 0.02 | 6.2 ± 0.5 |
SOD1/pLL50-PEG; cl** | EDC/S-NHS | 9.7 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
catalase (cat) | - | 11.5 ± 0.1¶ | 0.2± 0.01 | n.d†† |
cat/pLL50-PEG; non-cl | - | 16.1 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | n.d. |
cat/pLL50-PEG; cl | EDC/S-NHS | 19.8 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.01 | n.d. |
SOD1 and catalase formulations were prepared in 10 mM HEPES and 10 mM HEPES-buffered saline (pH 7.4), respectively.
All complexes are stoichiometric (Z=1)
Z-average diameter (Dz)
polydispersity index (PDI) and
ζ-potential. Data are mean ± SD of triplicate measurements.
Theoretical hydrodynamic diameters (Malvern Zetasizer Nano software) are 5.2 nm for SOD1 and 12.5 nm for catalase.
non-cross-linked;
cross-linked
ζ-potential not determined because of high ionic strength.