Table 2.

Morphological characteristics of silk fibroin particles obtained by DLS

Particles	Specific surface area (m2/g)	D(0.1) (nm)	D(0.5) (nm)	D(0.9) (nm)
FNPs	42.90	0.035	0.064	0.122
RL-FNPs	11.20	0.036	0.068	0.139

Notes: D(0.1), D(0.5), and D(0.9) are standard percentile readings from the analysis. D(0.1) (nm) is the size of particle below which 10% of the sample lies; D(0.5) (nm) is the size in microns at which 50% of the sample is smaller, and 50% is larger. This value is also known as the mass median diameter (MMD); D(0.9) (nm) is the size of particle below which 90% of the sample lies.

Abbreviations: DLS, dynamic light scattering; FNP, silk fibroin nanoparticle; RL-FNP, resveratrol-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticle.