Table 4. Influence of Apo A–I loading on the prototype HDL-mimicking α-tocopherol-coated NPs (n=3).
Batch 5–6 in Table 3 was modified by changing the contents of PC and Apo A–I to obtain batch 5–8 and 5–9.
| Experiment | PC (µg) |
Apo A–I (µg) |
Particle size (nm) |
P.I. | Loading of Apo A–I (%, w/w) |
EE% of Apo A–I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–6 | 40 | 70 | 145 ± 5 | 0.289 ± 0.012 | 43.8 | 31 ± 5.4 |
| 5–8 | 39 | 106 | 152 ± 5 | 0.265 ± 0.012 | 54.3 | 31 ± 3.6 |
| 5–9 | 38 | 140 | 156 ± 11 | 0.273 ± 0.001 | 61.4 | 26 ± 2.5 |