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. 2014 Jun 9;30(25):7522–7532. doi: 10.1021/la5015219

Table 2. Physical Characteristics of Unmodified and Surfactant-Modified PLGA-NPsa.

  PVA (%) (w/v) cationic surfactant (mM) size, nm (PI) ζ-potential (mV) paclitaxel EE (%) paclitaxel loading (%) (w/w) coumarin EE (%)
unmodified NPs 1 0 305.6 (0.02) –19.31 81.0 5.4 ± 0.1 88
CTAB-modified NPs (Si-C16-NPs) 1 20 293.2 (0.15) +14.31 31.1 4.15 ± 0.62 75
DMAB-modified NPs (Di-C12-NPs) 1 2 240.1 (0.05) +39.91 67.5 4.5 ± 0.13 73
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PI, polydispersity index; EE, entrapment efficiency.