Table 3.

Characteristics of Au nanoparticles

	Citrate-coated Au NPs	Albumin-coated Au NPs
NPs in DI water
DH (nm)	25 ± 0.2	53 ± 0.1
PdI	0.51 ± 0.004	0.36 ± 0.002
Conductance (mS/cm)	0.077 ± 0.006	0.064 ± 0.007
ζ(mV)	−46.17 ± 2.17	−14.25 ± 0.35
NPs with coronas (post-30 min incubation in BALf) in DI water
DH (nm)	275 ± 1.6	115 ± 2.1
PdI	0.43 ± 0.028	0.40 ± 0.053
Conductance (mS/cm)	0.171 ± 0.006	0.235 ± 0.02
ζ(mV)	−46.9 ± 1.82	−56.35 ± 3.32

D _H hydrodynamic diameter

PdI polydispersity index

ζ zeta potential

DI water deionized water

BALf bronchoalveolar lavage fluid