Table 1.

Mean size, PDI, zeta potential of PGMD NPs measured using DLS; and percent loading efficiencies measured using a spectrophotometer (n = 8).

Formulation	Size (nm)	Polydispersity	Zeta potential (mV)	IR820 loading (w/w %)	DOX loading (w/w %)
PGMD void NPs	92± 19.6	0.095±0.015	−34.3±1.6	N/A	N/A
IR820-PGMD NPs	109±8.2	0.151±0.006	−29.1±7.5	8.4±0.5	N/A
DOX-IR820-PGMDNPs	125±19.7	0.182±0.023	−20.3±2.9	8.1±0.6	4.3±0.3