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. 2018 Jul 10;13:3975–3987. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S162306

Table 1.

The particle size, zeta potential, encapsulation efficiency, and loading capacity of Mt-BH/CS NPs and Blank CS NPs (mean±SD)

Formulation Particle size/nm Zeta potential/mV PDI EE/% DL/%
NPs 460±0.6 29±0.18 0.276 36.13±0.16 14.5±0.06
Blank NPs 423±0.9 27±0.62 0.26

Abbreviations: BH, betaxolol hydrochloride; CS, chitosan; DL, drug loading capacity; Mt, montmorillonite; NPs, nanoparticles; EE, entrapment efficiency; PDI, polydispersity index.