Table 2.
Results of naked and surface modified nanoparticles after incubation in SBFs at different pH's.
| Incubation medium | Type of nanoparticle | Particle size (nm) | Zeta potential (mV) |
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| Without incubation | Naked | 190.71 ± 4.47 | −26.3 ± 0.8 |
| Surface modified | 208.48 ± 1.07 | −10.32 ± 1.2 | |
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| SBF pH 6.8 | Naked | 2234.60 ± 458.63 | −02.35 ± 0.9 |
| Surface modified | 206.23 ± 08.11 | −09.32 ± 1.2 | |
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| SBF pH 7.4 | Naked | 3189.43 ± 87.12 | −01.92 ± 0.7 |
| Surface modified | 212.84 ± 09.31 | −09.17 ± 0.8 | |
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| SBF pH 6.8 with bile salts | Naked | 201.47 ± 21.10 | −23.81 ± 1.4 |
| Surface modified | 213.56 ± 02.36 | −10.64 ± 3.1 | |
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| Plasma | Naked | 586.12 ± 51.23 | −24.61 ± 2.2 |
| Surface modified | 207.43 ± 06.17 | −08.19 ± 0.7 | |