Table 2.

Physical properties of polyplex nanoparticles formed from DNA (pGL4.13) and lactone-DES-MDEA terpolymer.

Polymer name*	N/P† (molar ratio)	Mean particle radius (nm)	Zeta potential (mV)
PMSC‡	116	70	15.7
I-10%CL	111	73	11.3
I-20%CL	105	107	10.8
I-40%CL	91	45	15.3
I-60%CL	72	43	16.7
I-80%CL	45	117	7.3
II-10%DDL	107	69	10.4
II-20%DDL	99	93	11.6
II-40%DDL	79	90	8.9
III-10%PDL	106	86	13.2
III-20%PDL	96	75	8.9
IV-10%HDL	105	-	-

^*See Table 1 for polymer nomenclature.

^†All polyplex nanoparticles were formed at 100:1 weight ratio (polymer/DNA).

^‡PMSC is included here as a reference polymer.