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Published in final edited form as: Coord Chem Rev. 2016 Apr 19;320-321:216–237. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.03.012

Table 1.

Hydrophilic groups used for QD stabilization and typical zeta potential at physiological pH.

Ionic, charged		Zwitterionic		Nonionic, neutral
Chemical groups	ζ(mV)	Chemical groups	Ζ(mV)	Chemical groups	ζ(mV)