Table 2.
Mean particle size, PDI, and zeta potential of different concentration (mg/mL) for chitosan and TMC nanoparticles with constant amount of 0.1% w/v TPP after centrifugation, n = 3.
Chitosan concentration | Particle size (nm) | PDI | Zeta potential (mV) | |
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(mg/mL) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | |
LMW | 1 | 174 ± 38.47∗ | 0.457 ± 0.115 | +39 ± 8.56 |
2 | 233 ± 41.38 | 0.377 ± 0.093 | +38 ± 1.85∗ | |
3 | 255 ± 42.81 | 0.510 ± 0.104 | +48 ± 4.78∗ | |
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HMW | 1 | 210 ± 24.54∗ | 0.532 ± 0.192 | +40 ± 3.16 |
2 | 263 ± 86.44 | 0.551 ± 0.185 | +52 ± 6.27∗ | |
3 | 301 ± 72.85 | 0.566 ± 0.176 | +54 ± 5.01∗ | |
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TMC | 1 | 433 ± 79.59∗ | 0.513 ± 0.123 | +37 ± 2.75 |
2 | 211 ± 89.26 | 0.448 ± 0.190 | +33 ± 4.79∗ | |
3 | 297 ± 64.72 | 0.243 ± 0.073 | +37 ± 2.52∗ |
∗Significantly different between groups (P < 0.001) for each concentration.