Table 1.
Potential nanoparticle-stabilizing ligands tested in this study
| Group | Reference | Substances tested | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-molecular-weight substances | Amino acids | [18–20] | Glycine |
| Proline | |||
| Histidine | |||
| Arginine | |||
| Serine | |||
| Methionine | |||
| Phenylalanine | |||
| l-DOPA | |||
| Polyamines | [21] | Dopamine | |
| Spermine | |||
| Spermidine | |||
| Phenolic compounds | [22–24] | Gallic acid | |
| Epigallocatechin gallate | |||
| Tannic acid | |||
| Polymers | Amino acid homopolymers | [25] | Polylysine (Mw 0.5–2 kDa) |
| Polylysine (Mw 1–5 kDa) | |||
| Polylysine (Mw 30–70 kDa) | |||
| Polyarginine (Mw 5–15 kDa) | |||
| N-containing polymers | [10, 26, 27] | Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) | |
| Protamine sulfate | |||
| Polyquanternium 10 | |||
| Polyvinylpyrrolidone | |||
| Anionic polysaccharides | [27–30] | Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose | |
| Carboxymethyl cellulose | |||
| Dextrin | |||
| Dextran sulfate | |||
| Sodium alginate | |||
| Polygalacturonic acid | |||