Table 3.

Characterization of paclitaxel-loaded six-arm star-shaped poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (6-s-PLGA-PTX-NPs) and paclitaxel-loaded linear poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (L-PTX-PLGA-NPs) (mean ± standard deviation, n=3)

Sample	Size (nm)	PDI	EE (%)	DL (%)
L-PLGA-PTX-NPs	298.6±2.7	0.260±0.012	88.7±0.5	8.6±0.7
6-s-PLGA-PTX-NPs	240.4±6.9	0.262±0.017	95.7±0.3	9.5±0.4

Note: Bold values indicate a significant reduction in particle size, a higher encapsulation efficiency and drug loading capacity of 6-s-PLGA-PTX-NPs compared to L-PLGA-PTX-NPs.

Abbreviations: DL, drug-loading capacity; EE, encapsulation efficiency; PDI, polydispersity index.