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Published in final edited form as: Pharm Res. 2015 Nov 9;33(2):367–383. doi: 10.1007/s11095-015-1795-y

Table II.

Particle mean diameters (PMD), zeta potential (ζ),polydispersity index (PDI), and percent encapsulation efficiency (EE %) for different formulations

Formulation	Blank	F1	F2	F3
*PMD (uncoated NPs) d. (nm)*	*348.33±74.64*	*135.67±1.86*	*150.67±1.20*	*155.93±4.34*
PMD (coated NPs) d (nm)	165.2±70.01	261.23±118	379.53±130.26	171.53±70.01
*EE %*	*n/a*	*11.74±0.71*	*5.52±0.34*	*6.12±0.10*
EE % (	n/a	89.27±0.77	92.74±4.00	86.34±4.53
*ζ (mV)*	*28.47±2.07*	*25.97±1.07*	*27.53±2.05*	*24.3±2.05*
ζ (mV)	3.06±1.95	0.08±0.86	2.23±0.68	1.22±0.88
*PDI*	*0.47±0.05*	*0.30±0.05*	*0.34±0.07*	*0.32±0.04*
PDI	0.30±0.05	0.24±0.02	0.37±0.14	0.43±0.08