Figure 3. Synthesis and screening of 45 NPs with different sizes and PEG coverage.
(A) Fluorescence intensity (FI) of macrophages associated with Alexa-488-labeled NPs. Heat map indicating extent of size, PEG weight % and average PEG length for each formulation. (B) Pharmacokinetic profile measured by the relative fluorescence of Alexa-647-labeled NPs in blood. (C) Circulation half-life and (D) area under the curve of selected formulations with increasing macrophage binding and uptake. See Table S2 for details of the NP formulations. Error bars denote ±S.D.
