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. 2018 Nov 29;3(11):16203–16211. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02559

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
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
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Determinations were made in triplicate and results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.