. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 10.

Published in final edited form as: J Control Release. 2017 Jan 31;249:150–161. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.01.035

Table 1.

CS-ZN-NIM Size and CS/DNA NP encapsulation and loading in ZN microparticles

ZN Solution Concentration (%)	Average Particle Size (μm)	CS/DNA NP Encapsulation in ZN Microparticles (%)			CS/DNA NP Loading in ZN Microparticles (μg DNA/g ZN )
ZN Solution Concentration (%)	Average Particle Size (μm)	CS:DNA = 5	CS:DNA = 10	CS:DNA = 25	CS:DNA = 5	CS:DNA = 10	CS:DNA = 25
12	8.76 ± 2.12	72.26 ± 4.0	74.27 ± 3.7	44.46 ± 1.29	185.63 ± 9.48	174.46 ± 22.9	62.60 ± 3.77
15	8.35 ± 0.51	52.15 ± 12.1	79.52 ± 8.9	54.98 ± 14.4	100.07 ± 19.6	157.67 ± 13.8	62.44 ± 10.9
25	10.63 ± 0.24	48.70 ± 19.4	81.17 ± 0.79	44.01 ± 3.22	83.41 ± 9.46	110.25 ± 11.7	29.28 ± 1.75