Table 1.
Characterization data of polymeric micelles prepared from block copolymers of poly(decalactone) and poly(caprolactone) (CMC – critical micelles concentration, d/nm – diameter in nanometer, SD- Standard deviation, PdI – polydispersity index, mv – millivolt). *CMC, size, zeta potential and molecular weight data were reproduced from previously reported results (Bansal et al., 2015).
| Sample | CMC* (µg/mL) | Z-average size (d/nm) (±SD) (Blank)* | PdI (Blank)* | Zeta potential (mV) (±SD)* | Z-average size (d/nm) (±SD) ( loaded) | PdI (loaded) | Zeta potential (mv) (±SD) ( loaded) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDL3K-b-PEG4K-b-PDL3K | 1.50 | 163 ± 7 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | −6.8 ± 2.6 | 123 ± 7 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | −7.3 ± 0.9 |
| mPEG5K-b-PDL6K | 1.33 | 34 ± 4 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | −3.1 ± 0.8 | 40 ± 3 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | −2.8 ± 1.2 |
| mPEG5K-b-PDL6K-b-PPDL1.5K | 1.19 | 85 ± 5 | 0.28 ± 0.01 | −2.5 ± 0.8 | 101 ± 9 | 0.28 ± 0.02 | −3.2 ± 1.8 |
| mPEG5K-b-PCL5.5K | 3.34 | 36 ± 3 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | −1.2 ± 1.2 | 40 ± 2 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.1 ± 1.3 |