Table 1.

Physicochemical characterization of PTX-loaded micelles (n=3)

	Size (nm)	PDI	ZP (mV)	EE (%)	DL (%)
PTX-Ms	62.6±0.9	0.121±0.013	−3.1±0.1	85.6±2.1	4.1±0.1
PTX-CMs	53.6±0.8	0.024±0.011	−19.7±0.7	91.3±0.7	3.8±0.1

Note: Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: PTX-Ms, paclitaxel-loaded monomethoxy(polyethylene glycol)-block-poly(d,l-lactide) micelles; CMs, sodium cholate and monomethoxy(polyethylene glycol)-block-poly(d,l-lactide) micelles; PDI, polydispersity index; ZP, ζ-potential; DL, drug loading; EE, encapsulation efficiency.