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. 2016 Sep 16;7:1296–1311. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.7.121

Table 1.

Average radius and ζ-potential of the SiNPs as determined by TEM, DLS and electrophoretic mobility measurements, respectively. TEM statistics are based on the measurement of at least 1500 individual nanoparticles.

trade name sample name rn (TEM) [nm] rZ (TEM) [nm] RH (DLS) [nm] PDI (DLS) ζ-potential [mV]

Ludox TMA SiNP-22 12 ± 3 15 ± 3 19 ± 2 0.14 −31.6
Ludox HS-30 SiNP-12 7 ± 2 9 ± 2 10 ± 1 0.17 −11.2
Ludox SM-30 SiNP-7 5 ± 1 7 ± 1 11 ± 1 0.26 −25.3