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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 20.
Published in final edited form as: Polym Chem. 2014;5(5):1581–1585. doi: 10.1039/C3PY01245J

Table 2.

Characterization of CPT-N-PLA NC prepared by LA polymerization mediated by (BDI-EI)ZnN(TMS)2 catalysta

Entrya Name M/I ratio Eff (%)b Loading (%)c Size (nm)d PDIe
1 CPT-N-PLA100 NC 100 >95 2.3 82 0.06
2 CPT-N-PLA50 NC 50 >95 4.6 89 0.09
3 CPT-N-PLA10 NC 10 >95 18.5 73 0.12
a

Abbreviation: NC = Nanoconjugates; M/I = monomer/initiator ratio; Eff = incorporation efficiency, the percent of initiator utilized in the initiation of LA polymerization; PDI = polydispersity derived from particle sizing using DLS. NCs are named as CPT-N-PLAM/I.

b

the data was based on the reversed-phase HPLC analysis of unincorporated drug.

c

the data was based on the reversed-phase HPLC analysis of unincorporated drug.

d

characterized by DLS.

e

characterized by DLS.