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. 2013 Jan 4;8:137–145. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S38928

Table 1.

Diameter, polydispersity index, zeta potential, and encapsulation efficiency of different nanoparticles

Diameter (nm)1 Polydispersity index Zeta potential (mV) Encapsulation efficiency (% zoledronic acid)
LCP-poly (I:C) 184 ± 25 0.22 ± 0.02 43.2 ± 5.3 N/A
Lipoplex-poly (I:C)-zoledronic acid2 138 ± 40 0.33 ± 0.30 44.2 ± 6.3 42 ± 5.7
CaP-poly (I:C)-zoledronic acid2 359 ± 15 0.12 ± 0.10 −10.1 ± 2.5 90 ± 2.4
LCP-poly (I:C)-zoledronic acid2 205 ± 20 0.17 ± 0.04 21.7 ± 4.2 94 ± 1.3

Notes: Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation; poly (I:C)-zoledronic acid = 1:1 (weight ratio).

Abbreviations: CaP, calcium phosphate; LCP, lipid-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticles; poly (I:C), polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid.