Table 1.
Chitosan concentration | Particle size (nm) | PDI | Zeta potential (mV) | |
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(mg/mL) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | |
LMW | 1 | 101 ± 9.58∗ | 0.366 ± 0.047 | +35 ± 6.53∗ |
2 | 169 ± 13.47∗ | 0.453 ± 0.018 | +43 ± 2.05∗ | |
3 | 348 ± 35.74∗ | 0.594 ± 0.121 | +47 ± 4.37∗ | |
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HMW | 1 | 136 ± 8.64∗ | 0.378 ± 0.073 | +38 ± 1.68∗ |
2 | 276 ± 46.77∗ | 0.792 ± 0.167 | +50 ± 1.79∗ | |
3 | 1265 ± 206.48∗ | 0.990 ± 0.021 | +55 ± 3.46∗ | |
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TMC | 1 | 191 ± 21.22∗ | 0.155 ± 0.095 | +22 ± 2.41∗ |
2 | 159 ± 3.00∗ | 0.192 ± 0.032 | +28 ± 3.23∗ | |
3 | 212 ± 7.31∗ | 0.263 ± 0.030 | +29 ± 4.33∗ |
∗Significantly different (P < 0.001) between groups for each concentration.