Table 1. Elemental Compositions and Elemental C/N Ratios for Unmodified (t-CNC), Oxidized (t-CNC–COOH), and Biotin-Functionalized (t-CNC–HC-Biot and t-CNC–PEG-Biot, Respectively) Tunicate Nanocrystalsa.
N (%) | C (%) | S (%) | C/N | |
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t-CNC | 0.005 ± 0.001 | 43.7 ± 0.080 | 0.499 ± 0.036 | 8820 ± 926 |
t-CNC–COOH | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 42.6 ± 0.014 | 0.545 ± 0.006 | 29836 ± 8643 |
t-CNC–HC-Biot | 0.017 ± 0.010 | 43.2 ± 0.356 | 0.419 ± 0.070 | 3380 ± 2636 |
t-CNC–PEG-Biot | 0.008 ± 0.004 | 43.4 ± 0.265 | 0.418 ± 0.091 | 6000 ± 2116 |
Determinations were made in triplicate and results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.