Table 1.

Characteristics of blank and PTX-loaded nanoparticles (n=3)

Sample	DL (wt%)	EE (%)	Sizea (nm)	PDI	Zeta potential (mV)
HSV	–	–	200.1±7.2	0.13±0.03	−20.9±2.8
HV	–	–	207.2±8.2	0.10±0.06	−22.3±3.2
PTX-HSV	33.5±0.3	90.6±1.3	175.3±4.5	0.14±0.01	−23.2±2.7
PTX-HV	31.0±0.5	80.7±2.4	200.5±4.6	0.12±0.02	−25.0±3.4

Notes: Each value represents the mean±SD (n=3).

^aMean diameters of the nanoparticles.

Abbreviations: PDI, polydispersity index; DL, drug loading; EE, encapsulation efficiency; PTX, paclitaxel; HSV, hyaluronic acid-disulfide-vitamin E succinate; HV, hyaluronic acid-vitamin E succinate.