Table 1.

Characteristics of drug-loaded CaP nanocomposites

Sample	Drug feed ratio (wt%)a	Loading content (wt%)b	Mean diameter (nm)c
SA-NP	–	–	55.7 ± 6.9
CA-NP	3	1.0 ± 0.11	60.9 ± 7.7
CG-NP	3	1.3 ± 0.12	51.3 ± 5.1
CP-NP	3	1.7 ± 0.09	56.8 ± 6.5

^aWeight feed ratio of drug to polymers and CaP precursors

^bWeight content of drug in CaP nanocomposites, determined by UV–visible spectrophotometer

^cDetermined by analyzing the SEM and TEM images with image analyzing software