Table 1.

Liposome characteristics

Formulations	Composition of the lipid bilayer	Composition of the aqueous phase	Liposome diameter (nm) ± SD	PI ± SD	ζ mV ± SD	Dox encapsulation efficiency (%)
DSPC liposomes	DSPC	PBS	161.4 ± 20.1	0.09 ± 0.01	−6.7 ± 1.8	–
MonY liposomes	DSPC/MonY-BN	PBS	145.5 ± 31.5	0.20 ± 0.05	−12.8 ± 1.5	–
Dox-MonY liposomes	DSPC/MonY-BN	Ammonium buffer	165.2 ± 42.0	0.24 ± 0.07	−12.8 ± 3.6	58.0 ± 19.0
Dox-MonY liposomes	DSPC/MonY-BN	Citrate buffer	150.8 ± 28.3	0.13 ± 0.08	−12.0 ± 1.0	95.0 ± 2.7

Abbreviations: Dox, doxorubicin; DSPC, 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; PI, polydispersity index; SD, standard deviation.