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. 2014 Sep 5;9(9):e106825. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106825

Table 2. Average Particle Size for Solutions without Precipitation.

Group N Zetasizer (nm) PDI Micro (nm) Micro(PCa)
C (Mn ± SD) 14 301±326 0.489±0.175 276±94 205±157
C (Md [R]) 14 203 [44–1204] 0.489 [0.179–0.731] 261 [151–451] 167 [19–475]
G1 (Mn ± SD) 90 330±261 0.450±0.175 223±99b 188±130
G1 (Md [R]) 90 223 [29–996] 0.400 [0.153–0.831] 193 [132–674] 182 [17–901]
G2 (Mn ± SD) 39 3241±3255b 0.885±0.118c 217±87d 145±101
G2 (Md [R]) 39 1812 [1026–14563] 0.921 [0.636–1.000] 196 [107–564] 120 [33–539]

C, control; G1, group 1; G2, group 2; Micro, microscopic; Mn, mean; Md, median; PC, particle count; PDI, polydispersive index; R, range; SD, standard deviation.

a

x106/mL.

b

p<0.01 compared to Control, Wilcoxon rank sum test.

c

p<0.01 compared to Control, Student's t test.

d

p<0.02 compared to Control, Wilcoxon rank sum test.